World map in AD 1862 — territory by country

Frame AD 1862 — world borders from AD 1862 to AD 1862. 138 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.04 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (138, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 22.04 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 10.55 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 8.02 million km²
4British Empire≈ 5.94 million km²
5British Raj≈ 4.19 million km²
6United States≈ 3.15 million km²
7Ottoman Empire≈ 2.11 million km²
8First Mexican Republic≈ 2.00 million km²
9Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 1.83 million km²
10Bolivia≈ 1.81 million km²
11Qajar dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
12Argentine Confederation≈ 1.60 million km²
13Confederate States of America≈ 1.49 million km²
14Peru≈ 1.37 million km²
15Granadine Confederation≈ 1.22 million km²
16Second Saudi state≈ 1.04 million km²
17Venezuela≈ 935 thousand km²
18Ottoman Tripolitania≈ 894 thousand km²
19Khanate of Khiva≈ 848 thousand km²
20Dutch East Indies≈ 805 thousand km²
21Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
22Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
23Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 666 thousand km²
24Second French Empire≈ 656 thousand km²
25Austrian Empire≈ 649 thousand km²
26Cape Colony≈ 625 thousand km²
27Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 607 thousand km²
28Spanish Empire≈ 541 thousand km²
29Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
30Myanmar≈ 437 thousand km²
31Imerina≈ 427 thousand km²
32Tokugawa shogunate≈ 421 thousand km²
33Khanate of Kokand≈ 412 thousand km²
34Panthay Rebellion≈ 409 thousand km²
35Morocco≈ 387 thousand km²
36Great Britain≈ 349 thousand km²
37Paraguay≈ 322 thousand km²
38Chile≈ 304 thousand km²
39South African Republic≈ 294 thousand km²
40Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
41German Confederation≈ 283 thousand km²
42French Africa≈ 283 thousand km²
43Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
44Emirate of Bukhara≈ 268 thousand km²
45Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
46Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
47Kingdom of Italy≈ 236 thousand km²
48Nguyễn dynasty≈ 234 thousand km²
49Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
50Taiping Heavenly Kingdom≈ 231 thousand km²
51Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 227 thousand km²
52Kingdom of Portugal≈ 193 thousand km²
53Denmark–Norway≈ 182 thousand km²
54Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
55Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 169 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
61United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia≈ 129 thousand km²
62Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
63Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
64Nicaragua≈ 111 thousand km²
65Lunda Empire≈ 109 thousand km²
66Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
67Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
68Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
69Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
70French Indochina≈ 94 thousand km²
71Majeerteen Sultanate≈ 92 thousand km²
72Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
73Oman≈ 79 thousand km²
74Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
75Trucial States≈ 72 thousand km²
76Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
77Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
78Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
79Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 52 thousand km²
80Talpur dynasty≈ 50 thousand km²
81First Hellenic Republic≈ 46 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
88Kingdom of Hanover≈ 38 thousand km²
89Natalia Republic≈ 37 thousand km²
90Kingdom of Champasak≈ 37 thousand km²
91First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
92Belgium≈ 30 thousand km²
93People's Republic of Zanzibar≈ 28 thousand km²
94Jambi Sultanate≈ 27 thousand km²
95Zululand≈ 25 thousand km²
96Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
97Portuguese Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
98Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
99El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
100Johor Sultanate≈ 20 thousand km²
101Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
102Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
103Dutch Gold Coast≈ 16 thousand km²
104Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
105Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
106Papal States≈ 14 thousand km²
107Raj of Sarawak≈ 14 thousand km²
108Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
109Qatar≈ 13 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
114Kedah Sultanate≈ 9,327 km²
115Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
116Montenegro≈ 6,131 km²
117Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
118Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
119Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
120Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,813 km²
121Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,807 km²
122Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
123Bali≈ 3,773 km²
124Saxe-Meiningen≈ 3,294 km²
125Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,669 km²
126Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
127Perlis≈ 2,094 km²
128Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,990 km²
129Saxe-Altenburg≈ 1,962 km²
130Hamburg≈ 1,479 km²
131House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
132Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
133House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
134Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
135Free City of Bremen≈ 517 km²
136Andorra≈ 380 km²
137Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
138Monaco≈ 94 km²

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

Russian EmpireQing dynastyEmpire of BrazilBritish EmpireBritish RajUnited StatesOttoman EmpireFirst Mexican RepublicMuhammad Ali dynastyBoliviaQajar dynastyArgentine ConfederationConfederate States of AmericaPeruGranadine ConfederationSecond Saudi stateVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaKhanate of KhivaDutch East IndiesUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateEmirate of AfghanistanSecond French EmpireAustrian EmpireCape ColonyRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)Spanish EmpireSpainMyanmarImerinaTokugawa shogunateKhanate of KokandPanthay Rebellion

New countries in this frame (1)

Kingdom of Italy

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861) · Malacca Sultanate · Caliphate of Hamdullahi

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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