World map in AD 1848 — territory by country

Frame AD 1848 — world borders from AD 1848 to AD 1848. 147 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 20.92 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (147, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 20.92 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 12.10 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 7.82 million km²
4British Empire≈ 3.75 million km²
5United States≈ 3.45 million km²
6Ottoman Empire≈ 2.11 million km²
7First Mexican Republic≈ 2.09 million km²
8Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 1.83 million km²
9Bolivia≈ 1.81 million km²
10Qajar dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
11Argentine Confederation≈ 1.46 million km²
12Republic of New Granada≈ 1.42 million km²
13Peru≈ 1.37 million km²
14British Empire≈ 1.31 million km²
15Venezuela≈ 935 thousand km²
16Ottoman Tripolitania≈ 894 thousand km²
17Khanate of Khiva≈ 848 thousand km²
18Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
19Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
20Cape Colony≈ 760 thousand km²
21Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 666 thousand km²
22French Second Republic≈ 630 thousand km²
23Austrian Empire≈ 628 thousand km²
24Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 607 thousand km²
25Myanmar≈ 552 thousand km²
26Second Saudi state≈ 532 thousand km²
27Spanish Empire≈ 506 thousand km²
28Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
29Dutch East Indies≈ 488 thousand km²
30Khanate of Kokand≈ 476 thousand km²
31Imerina≈ 427 thousand km²
32Morocco≈ 388 thousand km²
33Great Britain≈ 349 thousand km²
34Tokugawa shogunate≈ 329 thousand km²
35Paraguay≈ 322 thousand km²
36Chile≈ 304 thousand km²
37Nguyễn dynasty≈ 301 thousand km²
38Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
39German Confederation≈ 282 thousand km²
40Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
41Emirate of Bukhara≈ 268 thousand km²
42Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
43Mughal Empire≈ 241 thousand km²
44Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
45Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
46French Africa≈ 231 thousand km²
47Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 227 thousand km²
48Sikh Empire≈ 206 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Portugal≈ 189 thousand km²
50Omanis≈ 185 thousand km²
51Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
52Oman≈ 176 thousand km²
53Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 170 thousand km²
54Denmark–Norway≈ 161 thousand km²
55Asante Empire≈ 154 thousand km²
56Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
57Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
58Luang Prabang≈ 148 thousand km²
59Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 135 thousand km²
60Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
61Lunda Empire≈ 112 thousand km²
62Nicaragua≈ 112 thousand km²
63Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
64Honduras≈ 109 thousand km²
65Caliphate of Hamdullahi≈ 105 thousand km²
66Riau-Lingga Sultanate≈ 104 thousand km²
67Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
68Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
69Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
70Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
71Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
72Talpur dynasty≈ 75 thousand km²
73Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
74Trucial States≈ 73 thousand km²
75Kingdom of the Two Sicilies≈ 69 thousand km²
76Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
77Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
78Johor Sultanate≈ 62 thousand km²
79Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
80Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 55 thousand km²
81Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
82First Hellenic Republic≈ 44 thousand km²
83Moldavia≈ 42 thousand km²
84Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
85Serbs≈ 41 thousand km²
86Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
87Netherlands≈ 41 thousand km²
88Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
89Malacca Sultanate≈ 40 thousand km²
90Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
91Papal States≈ 39 thousand km²
92Kingdom of Hanover≈ 38 thousand km²
93Kingdom of Champasak≈ 37 thousand km²
94Natalia Republic≈ 37 thousand km²
95Caucasian Imamate≈ 35 thousand km²
96First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
97Belgium≈ 30 thousand km²
98Jambi Sultanate≈ 27 thousand km²
99Portuguese Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
100Zululand≈ 26 thousand km²
101Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
102Grand Duchy of Tuscany≈ 25 thousand km²
103Qatar≈ 25 thousand km²
104Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
105Italian nationalism≈ 22 thousand km²
106El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
107Duchy of Holstein≈ 20 thousand km²
108Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
109Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
110Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
111Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
112Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
113Id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesultanan Sambaliung≈ 13 thousand km²
114Sultan of Selangor≈ 12 thousand km²
115Duchy of Mecklenburg≈ 11 thousand km²
116Grand Duchy of Hesse≈ 11 thousand km²
117Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
118Kedah Sultanate≈ 9,327 km²
119Dutch Gold Coast≈ 9,081 km²
120Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
121Bali≈ 7,719 km²
122Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
123Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
124Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
125Raj of Sarawak≈ 4,952 km²
126Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,813 km²
127Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,807 km²
128Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
129Saxe-Meiningen≈ 3,294 km²
130Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,669 km²
131Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
132Perlis≈ 2,094 km²
133Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,990 km²
134Sultan≈ 1,983 km²
135Saxe-Altenburg≈ 1,962 km²
136Hamburg≈ 1,457 km²
137Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen≈ 1,310 km²
138House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
139Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
140House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
141Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
142Danish Gold Coast≈ 718 km²
143Free City of Bremen≈ 517 km²
144Andorra≈ 380 km²
145Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 373 km²
146Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
147Monaco≈ 94 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Russian EmpireQing dynastyEmpire of BrazilBritish EmpireUnited StatesOttoman EmpireFirst Mexican RepublicMuhammad Ali dynastyBoliviaQajar dynastyArgentine ConfederationRepublic of New GranadaPeruBritish EmpireVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaKhanate of KhivaUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateCape ColonyEmirate of AfghanistanFrench Second RepublicAustrian EmpireRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)MyanmarSecond Saudi stateSpanish EmpireSpainDutch East IndiesKhanate of KokandImerina

New countries in this frame (4)

French Second Republic · Liberia · Italian nationalism · Duchy of Holstein

Countries that disappeared in this frame (9)

Kazakh Khanate · Centralist Republic of Mexico · Bourbon Restoration in France · Kingdom of Prussia · French Algeria · French India · California Republic · Duchy of Parma and Piacenza · Duchy of Modena and Reggio

Directions of expansion (2)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

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