World map in AD 1853 — territory by country

Frame AD 1853 — world borders from AD 1853 to AD 1855. 144 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 21.04 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (144, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 21.04 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 11.87 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 8.02 million km²
4British Empire≈ 4.18 million km²
5United States≈ 3.86 million km²
6Ottoman Empire≈ 2.11 million km²
7First Mexican Republic≈ 1.92 million km²
8Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 1.83 million km²
9Bolivia≈ 1.81 million km²
10Qajar dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
11British Empire≈ 1.54 million km²
12Peru≈ 1.37 million km²
13Argentine Confederation≈ 1.36 million km²
14Republic of New Granada≈ 1.22 million km²
15Second Saudi state≈ 1.12 million km²
16Venezuela≈ 935 thousand km²
17Ottoman Tripolitania≈ 894 thousand km²
18Khanate of Khiva≈ 848 thousand km²
19Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
20Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
21Cape Colony≈ 760 thousand km²
22Austrian Empire≈ 694 thousand km²
23Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 666 thousand km²
24Second French Empire≈ 630 thousand km²
25Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 607 thousand km²
26Dutch East Indies≈ 545 thousand km²
27Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
28Spanish Empire≈ 487 thousand km²
29Khanate of Kokand≈ 476 thousand km²
30Myanmar≈ 437 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≈ 283 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
45French Africa≈ 239 thousand km²
46Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
47Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 227 thousand km²
48Taiping Heavenly Kingdom≈ 224 thousand km²
49Kingdom of Portugal≈ 189 thousand km²
50State of Buenos Aires≈ 189 thousand km²
51Omanis≈ 185 thousand km²
52Denmark–Norway≈ 182 thousand km²
53Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
54Oman≈ 176 thousand km²
55Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 165 thousand km²
56Republic of Baja California≈ 160 thousand km²
57Asante Empire≈ 154 thousand km²
58Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
59Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
60Luang Prabang≈ 148 thousand km²
61Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
62Lunda Empire≈ 112 thousand km²
63Nicaragua≈ 111 thousand km²
64Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
65Honduras≈ 109 thousand km²
66Caliphate of Hamdullahi≈ 105 thousand km²
67Riau-Lingga Sultanate≈ 104 thousand km²
68Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
69Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
70Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
71Kingdom of the Two Sicilies≈ 91 thousand km²
72Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
73Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 78 thousand km²
74Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
75Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
76Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
77Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
78Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 55 thousand km²
79Talpur dynasty≈ 54 thousand km²
80Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
81First Hellenic Republic≈ 44 thousand km²
82Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
83Serbs≈ 41 thousand km²
84Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
85Pahang Sultanate≈ 41 thousand km²
86Netherlands≈ 41 thousand km²
87Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
88Malacca Sultanate≈ 40 thousand km²
89Papal States≈ 39 thousand km²
90Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
91Kingdom of Hanover≈ 38 thousand km²
92Kingdom of Champasak≈ 37 thousand km²
93Natalia Republic≈ 37 thousand km²
94Caucasian Imamate≈ 35 thousand km²
95First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
96Belgium≈ 30 thousand km²
97Jambi Sultanate≈ 27 thousand km²
98Portuguese Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
99Mosquito Coast≈ 27 thousand km²
100Zululand≈ 26 thousand km²
101Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
102Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
103El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
104Johor Sultanate≈ 20 thousand km²
105Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
106Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
107Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
108Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
109Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
110Sultan of Selangor≈ 12 thousand km²
111Duchy of Mecklenburg≈ 11 thousand km²
112Grand Duchy of Hesse≈ 11 thousand km²
113Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
114Dutch Gold Coast≈ 9,799 km²
115Kedah Sultanate≈ 9,327 km²
116Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
117Qatar≈ 7,851 km²
118Duchy of Parma and Piacenza≈ 7,460 km²
119Duchy of Modena and Reggio≈ 7,097 km²
120Montenegro≈ 6,131 km²
121Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
122Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
123Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
124Raj of Sarawak≈ 4,952 km²
125Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,813 km²
126Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,807 km²
127Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
128Bali≈ 3,773 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≈ 1,479 km²
137House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
138Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
139House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
140Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
141Free City of Bremen≈ 517 km²
142Andorra≈ 380 km²
143Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
144Monaco≈ 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 dynastyBritish EmpirePeruArgentine ConfederationRepublic of New GranadaSecond Saudi stateVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaKhanate of KhivaUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateCape ColonyAustrian EmpireEmirate of AfghanistanSecond French EmpireRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)Dutch East IndiesSpainSpanish EmpireKhanate of KokandMyanmarImerina

New countries in this frame (8)

Second French Empire · Taiping Heavenly Kingdom · State of Buenos Aires · Republic of Baja California · Pahang Sultanate · Mosquito Coast · Montenegro · Grand Duchy of Baden

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

French Second Republic · Austria-Hungary · Sultanate of Maguindanao · Trucial States · Duchy of Holstein · Republic of Baden · Danish Gold Coast · Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Directions of expansion (3)

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

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