World map in AD 1877 — territory by country

Frame AD 1877 — world borders from AD 1877 to AD 1879. 104 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.39 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (104, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Russian Empire	≈ 22.39 million km²
2	Qing dynasty	≈ 11.12 million km²
3	British Empire	≈ 9.38 million km²
4	United States	≈ 8.85 million km²
5	Empire of Brazil	≈ 8.36 million km²
6	British Raj	≈ 4.19 million km²
7	Khedivate of Egypt	≈ 3.00 million km²
8	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.30 million km²
9	Mexico	≈ 2.00 million km²
10	Argentine Confederation	≈ 1.72 million km²
11	Qajar dynasty	≈ 1.62 million km²
12	Bolivia	≈ 1.58 million km²
13	Peru	≈ 1.37 million km²
14	Dutch East Indies	≈ 1.26 million km²
15	Colombia	≈ 1.22 million km²
16	Spain	≈ 984 thousand km²
17	Cape Colony	≈ 974 thousand km²
18	Venezuela	≈ 934 thousand km²
19	Ottoman Tripolitania	≈ 894 thousand km²
20	Union between Sweden and Norway	≈ 804 thousand km²
21	Sokoto Caliphate	≈ 793 thousand km²
22	Emirate of Afghanistan	≈ 666 thousand km²
23	French Third Republic	≈ 629 thousand km²
24	Austria-Hungary	≈ 623 thousand km²
25	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 607 thousand km²
26	German Empire	≈ 557 thousand km²
27	French Africa	≈ 527 thousand km²
28	Myanmar	≈ 437 thousand km²
29	Empire of Japan	≈ 428 thousand km²
30	Imerina	≈ 427 thousand km²
31	Morocco	≈ 386 thousand km²
32	Great Britain	≈ 345 thousand km²
33	Second Saudi state	≈ 324 thousand km²
34	Chile	≈ 315 thousand km²
35	Wadai Sultanate	≈ 280 thousand km²
36	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 275 thousand km²
37	Ecuador	≈ 263 thousand km²
38	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 240 thousand km²
39	Nguyễn dynasty	≈ 234 thousand km²
40	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
41	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 227 thousand km²
42	French Indochina	≈ 209 thousand km²
43	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 193 thousand km²
44	Uruguay	≈ 181 thousand km²
45	Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)	≈ 169 thousand km²
46	Denmark–Norway	≈ 160 thousand km²
47	Paraguay	≈ 159 thousand km²
48	Asante Empire	≈ 154 thousand km²
49	Netherlands Antilles	≈ 149 thousand km²
50	Nepal	≈ 149 thousand km²
51	Luang Prabang	≈ 148 thousand km²
52	Emirate of Jabal Shammar	≈ 136 thousand km²
53	Orange Free State	≈ 133 thousand km²
54	United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia	≈ 129 thousand km²
55	Oman	≈ 119 thousand km²
56	Honduras	≈ 115 thousand km²
57	Nicaragua	≈ 111 thousand km²
58	Lunda Empire	≈ 109 thousand km²
59	Guatemala	≈ 109 thousand km²
60	Greenland	≈ 104 thousand km²
61	Liberia	≈ 102 thousand km²
62	Majeerteen Sultanate	≈ 92 thousand km²
63	Beylik of Tunis	≈ 88 thousand km²
64	Raj of Sarawak	≈ 80 thousand km²
65	Trucial States	≈ 73 thousand km²
66	Chiang Mai	≈ 65 thousand km²
67	Costa Rica	≈ 56 thousand km²
68	Dominican Republic	≈ 53 thousand km²
69	Talpur dynasty	≈ 50 thousand km²
70	First Hellenic Republic	≈ 48 thousand km²
71	Sultanate of Sulu	≈ 48 thousand km²
72	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 42 thousand km²
73	Switzerland	≈ 41 thousand km²
74	Serbs	≈ 41 thousand km²
75	Pahang Sultanate	≈ 41 thousand km²
76	Netherlands	≈ 41 thousand km²
77	Bhutan	≈ 40 thousand km²
78	Kingdom of Champasak	≈ 37 thousand km²
79	Natalia Republic	≈ 36 thousand km²
80	First Empire of Haiti	≈ 31 thousand km²
81	Belgium	≈ 30 thousand km²
82	People's Republic of Zanzibar	≈ 28 thousand km²
83	Jambi Sultanate	≈ 27 thousand km²
84	Zululand	≈ 25 thousand km²
85	Hawaiian Kingdom	≈ 25 thousand km²
86	Portuguese Empire	≈ 24 thousand km²
87	El Salvador	≈ 22 thousand km²
88	Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)	≈ 22 thousand km²
89	Johor Sultanate	≈ 20 thousand km²
90	Gold Coast (British colony)	≈ 16 thousand km²
91	Sultan of Terengganu	≈ 14 thousand km²
92	Qatar	≈ 13 thousand km²
93	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 9,327 km²
94	Kelantan	≈ 8,555 km²
95	Bima Sultanate	≈ 7,717 km²
96	Montenegro	≈ 6,131 km²
97	Bali	≈ 3,773 km²
98	Negeri Sembilan	≈ 3,626 km²
99	Perlis	≈ 2,094 km²
100	German colonization of Africa	≈ 1,898 km²
101	House of Khalifa	≈ 881 km²
102	Andorra	≈ 380 km²
103	Spanish Empire	≈ 373 km²
104	Monaco	≈ 94 km²

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

New countries in this frame (3)

Spanish Empire · Spain · Paraguay

Countries that disappeared in this frame (7)

First Spanish Republic · Khanate of Kokand · South African Republic · Sultanate of Darfur · Sultan of Perak · Kingdom of Fiji · Sultan of Selangor

Directions of expansion (3)

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

Khedivate of Egypt → former land of Sultanate of Darfur, ≈ 295 thousand km²
Cape Colony → former land of South African Republic, ≈ 295 thousand km²
Russian Empire → former land of Ottoman Empire, ≈ 111 thousand km²

The world in AD 1877

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

China (4)

AD 1877 — In the fourth month Liu Jintang and others took Qiketengmu and Bizhan, and recovered the two Man and Han walled cities of Turfan. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒3年四月)
AD 1877 — In the tenth month Liu Jintang took the two cities of Karashar and Kuche, then recovered Aksu and Wushi. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒3年十月)
AD 1878 — In the first month the western army recovered Yarkand and Kashgar, and the Hui of Hotan surrendered. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒4年正月)
AD 1879 — By imperial edict, Chonghou was rebuked for concluding the Treaty of Ili with Russia and returning to the capital without authorization; the treaty was referred to a council of court ministers. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒5年)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1877 — Paraguay appears
◆ AD 1877 — Khanate of Kokand ends
◆ AD 1877 — South African Republic ends
◆ AD 1877 — Sultanate of Darfur ends
◆ AD 1877 — Khedivate of Egypt takes 295,200 km² of former Sultanate of Darfur land
◆ AD 1877 — Cape Colony takes 294,900 km² of former South African Republic land
◆ AD 1877 — Russian Empire takes 110,700 km² of former Ottoman Empire land
◆ AD 1877 — Sultanate of Darfur loses 295,200 km² to Khedivate of Egypt