World map in AD 1861 — territory by country

Frame AD 1861 — world borders from AD 1861 to AD 1861. 140 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.05 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (140, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 22.05 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 10.44 million km²
3Empire of Brazil≈ 8.02 million km²
4British Empire≈ 5.33 million km²
5British Raj≈ 4.19 million km²
6United States≈ 2.50 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
11Confederate States of America≈ 1.71 million km²
12Qajar dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
13Argentine Confederation≈ 1.60 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
20Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
21Sokoto Caliphate≈ 793 thousand km²
22Dutch East Indies≈ 734 thousand km²
23Emirate of Afghanistan≈ 666 thousand km²
24Austrian Empire≈ 649 thousand km²
25Second French Empire≈ 645 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
37Taiping Heavenly Kingdom≈ 348 thousand km²
38Paraguay≈ 322 thousand km²
39Chile≈ 304 thousand km²
40South African Republic≈ 294 thousand km²
41Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
42German Confederation≈ 283 thousand km²
43French Africa≈ 283 thousand km²
44Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
45Emirate of Bukhara≈ 268 thousand km²
46Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
47Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
48Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 236 thousand km²
49Nguyễn dynasty≈ 234 thousand km²
50Joseon≈ 232 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
67Caliphate of Hamdullahi≈ 105 thousand km²
68Greenland≈ 104 thousand km²
69Liberia≈ 102 thousand km²
70Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
71French Indochina≈ 94 thousand km²
72Majeerteen Sultanate≈ 92 thousand km²
73Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
74Oman≈ 79 thousand km²
75Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 77 thousand km²
76Trucial States≈ 72 thousand km²
77Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
78Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
79Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
80Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 52 thousand km²
81Talpur dynasty≈ 50 thousand km²
82First Hellenic Republic≈ 46 thousand km²
83Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
84Serbs≈ 41 thousand km²
85Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
86Pahang Sultanate≈ 41 thousand km²
87Netherlands≈ 41 thousand km²
88Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
89Kingdom of Hanover≈ 38 thousand km²
90Natalia Republic≈ 37 thousand km²
91Kingdom of Champasak≈ 37 thousand km²
92First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
93Belgium≈ 30 thousand km²
94People's Republic of Zanzibar≈ 28 thousand km²
95Jambi Sultanate≈ 27 thousand km²
96Malacca Sultanate≈ 26 thousand km²
97Zululand≈ 25 thousand km²
98Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
99Portuguese Empire≈ 24 thousand km²
100Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
101El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
102Johor Sultanate≈ 20 thousand km²
103Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
104Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
105Dutch Gold Coast≈ 16 thousand km²
106Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
107Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
108Papal States≈ 14 thousand km²
109Raj of Sarawak≈ 14 thousand km²
110Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
111Qatar≈ 13 thousand km²
112Sultan of Selangor≈ 12 thousand km²
113Duchy of Mecklenburg≈ 11 thousand km²
114Grand Duchy of Hesse≈ 11 thousand km²
115Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
116Kedah Sultanate≈ 9,327 km²
117Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
118Montenegro≈ 6,131 km²
119Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
120Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
121Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
122Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,813 km²
123Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,807 km²
124Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 4,140 km²
125Bali≈ 3,773 km²
126Saxe-Meiningen≈ 3,294 km²
127Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,669 km²
128Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
129Perlis≈ 2,094 km²
130Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,990 km²
131Saxe-Altenburg≈ 1,962 km²
132Hamburg≈ 1,479 km²
133House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
134Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
135House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
136Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
137Free City of Bremen≈ 517 km²
138Andorra≈ 380 km²
139Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
140Monaco≈ 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 dynastyBoliviaConfederate States of AmericaQajar dynastyArgentine ConfederationPeruGranadine ConfederationSecond Saudi stateVenezuelaOttoman TripolitaniaKhanate of KhivaUnion between Sweden and NorwaySokoto CaliphateDutch East IndiesEmirate of AfghanistanAustrian EmpireSecond French EmpireCape ColonyRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)Spanish EmpireSpainMyanmarImerinaTokugawa shogunateKhanate of KokandPanthay Rebellion

New countries in this frame (1)

Confederate States of America

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

State of Buenos Aires · Kingdom of the Two Sicilies · Dominican Republic

Directions of expansion (3)

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

The world in AD 1861

2 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (2)

Changes of power ◆

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