World map in AD 1890 — territory by country

Frame AD 1890 — world borders from AD 1890 to AD 1894. 99 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.29 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (99, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Russian Empire	≈ 22.29 million km²
2	British Empire	≈ 12.29 million km²
3	Qing dynasty	≈ 11.15 million km²
4	United States	≈ 9.40 million km²
5	Brazil	≈ 8.36 million km²
6	British Raj	≈ 4.82 million km²
7	Scramble for Africa	≈ 3.17 million km²
8	Argentine Confederation	≈ 2.79 million km²
9	Mahdist State	≈ 2.33 million km²
10	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.18 million km²
11	Mexico	≈ 2.00 million km²
12	Belgian Congo	≈ 1.82 million km²
13	Qajar dynasty	≈ 1.62 million km²
14	Bolivia	≈ 1.58 million km²
15	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 1.43 million km²
16	French Africa	≈ 1.33 million km²
17	Peru	≈ 1.30 million km²
18	Spain	≈ 1.29 million km²
19	Dutch East Indies	≈ 1.27 million km²
20	Colombia	≈ 1.22 million km²
21	German colonization of Africa	≈ 1.06 million km²
22	Venezuela	≈ 934 thousand km²
23	Ottoman Tripolitania	≈ 882 thousand km²
24	German Empire	≈ 848 thousand km²
25	Union between Sweden and Norway	≈ 804 thousand km²
26	Sokoto Caliphate	≈ 793 thousand km²
27	Chile	≈ 732 thousand km²
28	Austria-Hungary	≈ 678 thousand km²
29	Great Britain	≈ 666 thousand km²
30	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 660 thousand km²
31	Emirate of Afghanistan	≈ 644 thousand km²
32	French Third Republic	≈ 629 thousand km²
33	French Indochina	≈ 480 thousand km²
34	Empire of Japan	≈ 427 thousand km²
35	Imerina	≈ 427 thousand km²
36	Emirate of Jabal Shammar	≈ 375 thousand km²
37	Morocco	≈ 358 thousand km²
38	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 333 thousand km²
39	South African Republic	≈ 301 thousand km²
40	Wadai Sultanate	≈ 280 thousand km²
41	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 278 thousand km²
42	Italian Empire	≈ 271 thousand km²
43	Spanish Sahara	≈ 269 thousand km²
44	Ecuador	≈ 263 thousand km²
45	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
46	Kanem–Bornu Empire	≈ 228 thousand km²
47	Oman	≈ 192 thousand km²
48	Uruguay	≈ 181 thousand km²
49	Denmark–Norway	≈ 160 thousand km²
50	Paraguay	≈ 159 thousand km²
51	Asante Empire	≈ 152 thousand km²
52	Netherlands Antilles	≈ 149 thousand km²
53	Nepal	≈ 149 thousand km²
54	Gold Coast (British colony)	≈ 138 thousand km²
55	Orange Free State	≈ 132 thousand km²
56	United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia	≈ 130 thousand km²
57	Luang Prabang	≈ 124 thousand km²
58	Honduras	≈ 115 thousand km²
59	Second Saudi state	≈ 114 thousand km²
60	Nicaragua	≈ 111 thousand km²
61	Guatemala	≈ 109 thousand km²
62	Sultanate of Hobyo	≈ 108 thousand km²
63	Greenland	≈ 105 thousand km²
64	Liberia	≈ 101 thousand km²
65	Principality of Bulgaria	≈ 100 thousand km²
66	Raj of Sarawak	≈ 85 thousand km²
67	Trucial States	≈ 73 thousand km²
68	First Hellenic Republic	≈ 64 thousand km²
69	Costa Rica	≈ 56 thousand km²
70	Dominican Republic	≈ 53 thousand km²
71	Talpur dynasty	≈ 50 thousand km²
72	Serbs	≈ 50 thousand km²
73	Belgium	≈ 46 thousand km²
74	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 42 thousand km²
75	Switzerland	≈ 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	Jambi Sultanate	≈ 27 thousand km²
82	Zululand	≈ 25 thousand km²
83	Hawaiian Kingdom	≈ 25 thousand km²
84	Portuguese Empire	≈ 24 thousand km²
85	El Salvador	≈ 22 thousand km²
86	Eswatini	≈ 17 thousand km²
87	New Hebrides	≈ 17 thousand km²
88	Sultan of Terengganu	≈ 14 thousand km²
89	Qatar	≈ 13 thousand km²
90	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 9,327 km²
91	Montenegro	≈ 8,794 km²
92	Kelantan	≈ 8,326 km²
93	Bali	≈ 3,773 km²
94	Luxembourg	≈ 2,405 km²
95	Negeri Sembilan	≈ 2,159 km²
96	Perlis	≈ 2,094 km²
97	House of Khalifa	≈ 881 km²
98	Andorra	≈ 380 km²
99	Monaco	≈ 94 km²

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

New countries in this frame (6)

Brazil · Italian Empire · Belgian Congo · Mahdist State · New Hebrides · Luxembourg

Countries that disappeared in this frame (8)

Empire of Brazil · Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888) · Lunda Empire · Majeerteen Sultanate · Pahang Sultanate · People's Republic of Zanzibar · Bima Sultanate · Nieuwe Republiek

Directions of expansion (1)

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

Emirate of Jabal Shammar → former land of Second Saudi state, ≈ 154 thousand km²

The world in AD 1890

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

China (2)

AD 1894 — In the ninth month the naval deputy Deng Shichang fought the Japanese at Daedong-gu and died in battle. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒20年九月)
AD 1894 — In the tenth month the Japanese attacked the naval post at Lüshun; the general manager Gong Zhaoyu fled to Yantai, and Xu Bangdao and others went to Fuzhou and relied on Song Qing. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒20年十月)

Korean Peninsula (1)

AD 1894 — In the eighth month Zuo Baogui, commander of the Fengtian reinforcements, fought the Japanese at Pyeongyang, was defeated, and died in battle. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷23 光緒20年八月)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1890 — Brazil appears
◆ AD 1890 — Mahdist State appears
◆ AD 1890 — Empire of Brazil ends
◆ AD 1890 — Lunda Empire ends
◆ AD 1890 — Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888) ends
◆ AD 1890 — Emirate of Jabal Shammar takes 154,000 km² of former Second Saudi state land
◆ AD 1890 — Second Saudi state loses 154,000 km² to Emirate of Jabal Shammar

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