World map in AD 1865 — territory by country

Frame AD 1865 — world borders from AD 1865 to AD 1865. 139 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.96 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (139, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 22.96 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 8.40 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 7.96 million km²
4British Empire≈ 7.25 million km²
5British Raj≈ 4.19 million km²
6United States≈ 4.01 million km²
7Ottoman Empire≈ 2.11 million km²
8Second Mexican Empire≈ 2.01 million km²
9Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 1.83 million km²
10Bolivia≈ 1.82 million km²
11Qajar dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
12Argentine Confederation≈ 1.60 million km²
13Peru≈ 1.37 million km²
14United States of Colombia≈ 1.22 million km²
15Confederate States of America≈ 1.08 million km²
16Second Saudi state≈ 1.04 million km²
17Venezuela≈ 935 thousand km²
18Ottoman Tripolitania≈ 894 thousand km²
19Dutch East Indies≈ 805 thousand km²
20Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
21Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
22Second French Empire≈ 671 thousand km²
23Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 666 thousand km²
24Austrian Empire≈ 658 thousand km²
25Cape Colony≈ 625 thousand km²
26Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 607 thousand km²
27Spanish Empire≈ 541 thousand km²
28Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
29Tokugawa shogunate≈ 462 thousand km²
30Myanmar≈ 437 thousand km²
31Imerina≈ 427 thousand km²
32Panthay Rebellion≈ 409 thousand km²
33Morocco≈ 387 thousand km²
34Khanate of Khiva≈ 385 thousand km²
35Paraguay≈ 383 thousand km²
36Great Britain≈ 349 thousand km²
37Chile≈ 304 thousand km²
38German Confederation≈ 296 thousand km²
39South African Republic≈ 294 thousand km²
40Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
41French Africa≈ 283 thousand km²
42Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
43Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
44Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
45Kingdom of Italy≈ 236 thousand km²
46Nguyễn dynasty≈ 234 thousand km²
47Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
48Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 227 thousand km²
49Emirate of Bukhara≈ 219 thousand km²
50Kingdom of Portugal≈ 193 thousand km²
51Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
52Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 169 thousand km²
53Denmark–Norway≈ 160 thousand km²
54Asante Empire≈ 154 thousand km²
55Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
56Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
57Luang Prabang≈ 148 thousand km²
58Orange Free State≈ 133 thousand km²
59United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia≈ 129 thousand km²
60Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
61Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
62Nicaragua≈ 111 thousand km²
63Lunda Empire≈ 109 thousand km²
64Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
65Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
66Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
67Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
68French Indochina≈ 94 thousand km²
69Majeerteen Sultanate≈ 92 thousand km²
70Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
71Oman≈ 79 thousand km²
72Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
73Trucial States≈ 72 thousand km²
74Khanate of Kokand≈ 71 thousand km²
75Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
76Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
77Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
78Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
79Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 52 thousand km²
80Talpur dynasty≈ 50 thousand km²
81First Hellenic Republic≈ 48 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≈ 4,878 km²
121Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,785 km²
122Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
123Bali≈ 3,773 km²
124Saxe-Meiningen≈ 3,294 km²
125Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,754 km²
126Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
127Perlis≈ 2,094 km²
128Saxe-Altenburg≈ 1,962 km²
129Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,902 km²
130Hamburg≈ 1,457 km²
131House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,189 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
138First Mexican Republic≈ 166 km²
139Monaco≈ 94 km²

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

Russian EmpireQing dynastyEmpire of BrazilBritish EmpireBritish RajUnited StatesOttoman EmpireSecond Mexican EmpireMuhammad Ali dynastyBoliviaQajar dynastyArgentine ConfederationPeruUnited States of ColombiaConfederate States of AmericaSecond Saudi stateVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaDutch East IndiesUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateSecond French EmpireEmirate of AfghanistanAustrian EmpireCape ColonyRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)Spanish EmpireSpainTokugawa shogunateMyanmarImerinaPanthay Rebellion

New countries in this frame (2)

Second Mexican Empire · Dominican Republic

Countries that disappeared in this frame (2)

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom · Conservative Party (Mexico)

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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