List of sovereign states in the 1780s

Sovereign states

A

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Aachen – Free Imperial City of Aachen
Capital: Aachen

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Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella

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Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
Capital: Bernburg

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Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Capital: Hoym

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Anhalt-Dessau – Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
Capital: Dessau

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Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
Capital: Köthen

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Anhalt-Zerbst – Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Capital: Zerbst

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Anholt – County of Anholt
Capital: Anholt

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Augsburg – Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Capital: Dillingen an der Donau

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Austria – Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna

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B

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 Baden – Margraviate of Baden

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Basel – Prince-Bishopric of Basel
Capital: Porrentruy

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Brixen – Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
Capital: Brixen

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C

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Cleves – Duchy of Cleves
Capital: Cleves

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 China – Great Qing

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Cologne – Electorate of Cologne
Capital: Bonn

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 Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ

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D

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Dutch Republic – Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Capital: The Hague

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F

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 France – Kingdom of France
Capital: Versailles

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Frankfurt – Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
Capital: Frankfurt

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G

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Genoa – Republic of Genoa
Capital: Genoa

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 Great Britain
Capital: London

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I

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Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland

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K

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Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon

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L

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Liège – Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Capital: Liège

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Lucca – Most Serene Republic of Lucca
Capital: Lucca

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Lübeck – Free Imperial City of Lübeck
Capital: Lübeck

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M

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Mainz – Electorate of Mainz
Capital: Mainz

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Massa and Carrara – Duchy of Massa and Carrara
Capital: Massa

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Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Capital: Schwerin

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Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Capital: Neustrelitz

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Memmingen – Free Imperial City of Memmingen
Capital: Memmingen

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Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia
Capital: Iași

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Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fes

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Münster – Prince-Bishopric of Münster

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N

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Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal

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O

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Oldenburg – Duchy of Oldenburg
Capital: Oldenburg

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Osnabrück – Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Capital: Osnabrück

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P

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Paderborn – Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
Capital: Paderborn

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Papal States – State of the Church
Capital: Rome

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Passau – Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Capital: Passau

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Persia
Capital: Shiraz

• Zand dynasty (to 1789)
• Sublime State of Persia (from 1789)

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Piombino – Principality of Piombino
Capital: Piombino

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Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon

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Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia
Capital: Berlin

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R

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Regensburg – Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
Capital: Regensburg

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Russia – Russian Empire
Capital: Saint Petersburg

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S

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Salzburg – Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Capital: Salzburg

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 San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino

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Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Capital: Turin

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Saxony – Electorate of Saxony
Capital: Dresden

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Siak Sri Indrapura – Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
Capital: Siak Sri Indrapura

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→ Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid

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T

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Thonburi – Kingdom of Thonburi (until 1782)
Capital: Thonburi

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Trent – Prince-Bishopric of Trent
Capital: Trento

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Trier – Electorate of Trier
Capital: Trier

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Ulm – Free Imperial City of Ulm
Capital: Ulm

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 United States

• United States (to March 1, 1781)[1][2][3][4][5]
• The United States of America (from March 1, 1781 to March 4, 1789)[6]
• United States of America (from March 4, 1789)

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 Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice

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W

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Württemberg – Duchy of Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart

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Würzburg – Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Capital: Würzburg

Non-sovereign territories

Denmark

• Danish West Indies
  Capital: Christiansted

Dutch East India Company

• Dutch Cape Colony – Cape Colony
  Capital: Cape Town

Great Britain

• British America – British America and the British West Indies (until September 3, 1783)

Portugal

• Brazil – State of Brazil
  Capital: Rio de Janeiro

Spain

• New Spain – Viceroyalty of New Spain
  Capital: Mexico City
• New Granada – Viceroyalty of New Granada
  Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá
• Peru – Viceroyalty of Peru
  Capital: Lima
• Río de la Plata – Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
  Capital: Buenos Aires

References

1. "The United States Was Called The United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776". September 10, 2015.
2. "Founders Online: [Monday September 9, 1776.]". founders.archives.gov.
3. "John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776". February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
4. NCC Staff (September 9, 2019). "On this day, the name 'United States of America' becomes official". National Constitution Center. National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved September 9, 2017. That in all continental commissions, and other instruments, where, heretofore, the words 'United Colonies' have been used, the stile be altered for the future to the 'United States.'
5. "Lee Resolution presented to Continental Congress". HISTORY. July 27, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
6. Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. 1777. Retrieved May 4, 2019. The stile of this confederacy shall be 'The United States of America.'