World map in AD 1856 — territory by country

Frame AD 1856 — world borders from AD 1856 to AD 1856. 149 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 20.99 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (149, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 20.99 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 11.23 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 8.02 million km²
4United States≈ 4.20 million km²
5British Empire≈ 4.18 million km²
6British Empire≈ 2.55 million km²
7Ottoman Empire≈ 2.11 million km²
8First Mexican Republic≈ 2.01 million km²
9Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 1.83 million km²
10Bolivia≈ 1.81 million km²
11Qajar dynasty≈ 1.64 million km²
12Peru≈ 1.37 million km²
13Argentine Confederation≈ 1.36 million km²
14Republic of New Granada≈ 1.22 million km²
15Second Saudi state≈ 1.04 million km²
16Venezuela≈ 935 thousand km²
17Ottoman Tripolitania≈ 894 thousand km²
18Khanate of Khiva≈ 848 thousand km²
19Austrian Empire≈ 811 thousand km²
20Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
21Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
22Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 643 thousand km²
23Second French Empire≈ 626 thousand km²
24Cape Colony≈ 625 thousand km²
25Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 607 thousand km²
26Dutch East Indies≈ 565 thousand km²
27Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
28Spanish Empire≈ 487 thousand km²
29Myanmar≈ 437 thousand km²
30Imerina≈ 427 thousand km²
31Tokugawa shogunate≈ 421 thousand km²
32Khanate of Kokand≈ 412 thousand km²
33Morocco≈ 388 thousand km²
34Great Britain≈ 349 thousand km²
35Panthay Rebellion≈ 342 thousand km²
36Paraguay≈ 322 thousand km²
37Chile≈ 304 thousand km²
38Nguyễn dynasty≈ 301 thousand km²
39South African Republic≈ 294 thousand km²
40Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
41German Confederation≈ 283 thousand km²
42Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
43Emirate of Bukhara≈ 268 thousand km²
44Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
45Mughal Empire≈ 241 thousand km²
46Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
47French Africa≈ 240 thousand km²
48Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
49Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 227 thousand km²
50Taiping Heavenly Kingdom≈ 225 thousand km²
51Kingdom of Portugal≈ 193 thousand km²
52State of Buenos Aires≈ 189 thousand km²
53Denmark–Norway≈ 182 thousand km²
54Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
55Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 165 thousand km²
56Asante Empire≈ 154 thousand km²
57Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
58Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
59Luang Prabang≈ 148 thousand km²
60Orange Free State≈ 133 thousand km²
61Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
62Republic of Baja California≈ 111 thousand km²
63Lunda Empire≈ 109 thousand km²
64Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
65Honduras≈ 109 thousand km²
66Caliphate of Hamdullahi≈ 105 thousand km²
67Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
68Riau-Lingga Sultanate≈ 104 thousand km²
69Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
70Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
71Majeerteen Sultanate≈ 92 thousand km²
72Kingdom of the Two Sicilies≈ 91 thousand km²
73Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
74Oman≈ 79 thousand km²
75Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 78 thousand km²
76Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
77Trucial States≈ 72 thousand km²
78Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
79Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
80Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
81Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 55 thousand km²
82Talpur dynasty≈ 54 thousand km²
83Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
84First Hellenic Republic≈ 44 thousand km²
85Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
86Serbs≈ 41 thousand km²
87Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
88Pahang Sultanate≈ 41 thousand km²
89Netherlands≈ 41 thousand km²
90Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
91Malacca Sultanate≈ 40 thousand km²
92Papal States≈ 39 thousand km²
93Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
94Kingdom of Hanover≈ 38 thousand km²
95Natalia Republic≈ 37 thousand km²
96Kingdom of Champasak≈ 37 thousand km²
97Caucasian Imamate≈ 35 thousand km²
98First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
99Belgium≈ 30 thousand km²
100People's Republic of Zanzibar≈ 28 thousand km²
101Jambi Sultanate≈ 27 thousand km²
102New Caledonia≈ 27 thousand km²
103Portuguese Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
104Mosquito Coast≈ 27 thousand km²
105Zululand≈ 25 thousand km²
106Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
107Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
108El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
109Johor Sultanate≈ 20 thousand km²
110Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
111Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
112Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
113Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
114Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
115Qatar≈ 13 thousand km²
116Sultan of Selangor≈ 12 thousand km²
117Duchy of Mecklenburg≈ 11 thousand km²
118Grand Duchy of Hesse≈ 11 thousand km²
119Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
120Dutch Gold Coast≈ 9,799 km²
121Kedah Sultanate≈ 9,327 km²
122Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
123Duchy of Parma and Piacenza≈ 7,460 km²
124Duchy of Modena and Reggio≈ 7,097 km²
125Montenegro≈ 6,131 km²
126Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
127Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
128Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
129Raj of Sarawak≈ 4,952 km²
130Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,813 km²
131Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,807 km²
132Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
133Bali≈ 3,773 km²
134Saxe-Meiningen≈ 3,294 km²
135Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,669 km²
136Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
137Perlis≈ 2,094 km²
138Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,990 km²
139Sultan≈ 1,983 km²
140Saxe-Altenburg≈ 1,962 km²
141Hamburg≈ 1,479 km²
142House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
143Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
144House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
145Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
146Free City of Bremen≈ 517 km²
147Andorra≈ 380 km²
148Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
149Monaco≈ 94 km²

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

Russian EmpireQing dynastyEmpire of BrazilUnited StatesBritish EmpireBritish EmpireOttoman EmpireFirst Mexican RepublicMuhammad Ali dynastyBoliviaQajar dynastyPeruArgentine ConfederationRepublic of New GranadaSecond Saudi stateVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaKhanate of KhivaAustrian EmpireUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateEmirate of AfghanistanSecond French EmpireCape ColonyRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)Dutch East IndiesSpainSpanish EmpireMyanmarImerinaTokugawa shogunateKhanate of Kokand

New countries in this frame (7)

Panthay Rebellion · South African Republic · Orange Free State · New Caledonia · Majeerteen Sultanate · Trucial States · People's Republic of Zanzibar

Countries that disappeared in this frame (2)

Omanis · Nicaragua

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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