List of sovereign states in the 1890s

• Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
• Acre – Republic of Acre (from July 14, 1899)
• Andorra – Principality of Andorra
• Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole (to June 30, 1896)
•  Argentina – Argentine Republic
• Aro – Aro Confederacy
•  Ashanti – Asante Union
•  Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Empire

•  Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi (September 20, 1897)
•  Beihan – Emirate of Beihan
•  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
•  Benin – Benin Empire (February 18, 1897)
•  Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
• Biak-na-Bato – Philippine Republic (from November 1 to December 15, 1897)
•  Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
• Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora (to September 21, 1895)
• Bornu – Bornu Empire (to 1893)
• Brazil – Republic of the United States of Brazil
• Bulgaria – Principality of Bulgaria

•  Canada – Dominion of Canada
• → Central America
  • Greater Republic of Central America (from September 15, 1895 to November 1, 1898)
  • United States of Central America (from November 1 to November 21, 1898)
• Champasak – Kingdom of Champasak (from 1899)
•  Chile – Republic of Chile
•  China – Great Qing Empire
•  Colombia – Republic of Colombia
•  Congo – Congo Free State
•  Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
•  Cuba – Republic of Cuba (to April 4, 1899)

• Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey (to January 20, 1894)
•  Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
•  Dhala – Emirate of Dhala
•  Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

•  Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
• El Salvador – El Salvador (to September 15, 1896 from November 21, 1898)
•  Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

• France – French Republic
•  Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon (to November 1896)
•  Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro (to 1891)

•  Germany – German Empire
•  Greece – Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala

• Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
•  Haiti – Republic of Haiti
• Hawaii
  • Kingdom of Hawaii (to January 17, 1893)
  • Provisional Government of Hawaii (from January 17, 1893 to July 4, 1894)
  • Republic of Hawaii (from July 4, 1894)
•  Honduras – Republic of Honduras (to September 15, 1896 from November 21, 1898)
• Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine (to September 15, 1895)

•  Italy – Kingdom of Italy

•  Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero (to 1894)
•  Japan – Empire of Japan

•  Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa (to September 11, 1897)
• Kano – Emirate of Kano
•  Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom (to May 1, 1898)
•  Kong – Kong Empire (to 1895)
• Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
• →  Korea
  • Kingdom of Great Joseon (to October 12, 1897)
  • Korean Empire (from October 12, 1897)
•  Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya (to August 31, 1896)

•  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
•  Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea (to 1891)
•  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• Mahdist Sudan (to September 2, 1898)
• Maguindanao – Sultanate of Maguindanao (to October 30, 1898)
•  Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur (to 1891)
•  Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom (to 1893)
•  Mexico – United Mexican States
•  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
•  Montenegro – Principality of Montenegro
•  Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco

• Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan (to 1895)
• Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
•  Netherlands – Kingdom of The Netherlands
• Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua (to September 15, 1896 from November 21, 1898)
• Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden) (Union badge removed 15 December 1899)

•  Orange Free State
•  Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
•  Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire

•  Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
• → Persia – Sublime State of Persia
•  Peru – Peruvian Republic
• Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal

•  Romania – Kingdom of Romania
•  Russia – Russian Empire

• Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
•  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
•  Serbia – Kingdom of Serbia
•  Siam – Kingdom of Siam
• Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate

South African Republic Transvaal

• Spain – Kingdom of Spain
• Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
•  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
•   Switzerland – Swiss Confederation

• Tagalog Republic – Sovereign Tagalog Nation (from August 29, 1896 to March 22, 1897)
•  Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
•  Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire (to 1890)
•  Toro – Toro Kingdom (from August 14, 1891)
•  Transvaal – South African Republic
•  Tui Manuʻa – Tui Manuʻa Empire

•  United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• →  United States – United States of America
•  Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
•  Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom
•  Upper Yafa – Sultanate of Upper Yafa
•  Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay

•  Venezuela – United States of Venezuela

•  Wahidi Balhaf – Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf
•  Wahidi Haban – Wahidi Sultanate of Haban
•  Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire (to September 29, 1898)
•  Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta (to November 1894)

•  Yeke – Yeke Kingdom (to 1891)

•   Zamboanga – Republic of Zamboanga (from May 18 to November 16, 1898)