World map in AD 1895 — territory by country

Frame AD 1895 — world borders from AD 1895 to AD 1897. 90 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 22.34 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (90, largest first)

Rank	Country	Area
1	Russian Empire	≈ 22.34 million km²
2	British Empire	≈ 12.48 million km²
3	Qing dynasty	≈ 11.11 million km²
4	United States	≈ 9.40 million km²
5	Brazil	≈ 8.36 million km²
6	British Raj	≈ 4.87 million km²
7	Scramble for Africa	≈ 4.78 million km²
8	French Africa	≈ 3.63 million km²
9	Argentine Confederation	≈ 2.79 million km²
10	Mahdist State	≈ 2.30 million km²
11	Belgian Congo	≈ 2.28 million km²
12	Ottoman Empire	≈ 2.18 million km²
13	German colonization of Africa	≈ 2.11 million km²
14	Mexico	≈ 2.00 million km²
15	Kingdom of Portugal	≈ 1.94 million km²
16	Qajar dynasty	≈ 1.78 million km²
17	Dutch East Indies	≈ 1.61 million km²
18	Bolivia	≈ 1.58 million km²
19	Peru	≈ 1.30 million km²
20	Spain	≈ 1.24 million km²
21	Colombia	≈ 1.22 million km²
22	Venezuela	≈ 934 thousand km²
23	Ottoman Tripolitania	≈ 881 thousand km²
24	German Empire	≈ 848 thousand km²
25	Union between Sweden and Norway	≈ 804 thousand km²
26	Sokoto Caliphate	≈ 795 thousand km²
27	Great Britain	≈ 740 thousand km²
28	Chile	≈ 732 thousand km²
29	French Indochina	≈ 697 thousand km²
30	Ethiopian Empire	≈ 683 thousand km²
31	Austria-Hungary	≈ 678 thousand km²
32	Emirate of Jabal Shammar	≈ 675 thousand km²
33	Emirate of Afghanistan	≈ 644 thousand km²
34	French Third Republic	≈ 629 thousand km²
35	Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)	≈ 613 thousand km²
36	Italian Empire	≈ 593 thousand km²
37	Empire of Japan	≈ 472 thousand km²
38	Imerina	≈ 427 thousand km²
39	Morocco	≈ 358 thousand km²
40	South African Republic	≈ 317 thousand km²
41	Wadai Sultanate	≈ 279 thousand km²
42	Kingdom of Italy	≈ 278 thousand km²
43	Spanish Sahara	≈ 269 thousand km²
44	Ecuador	≈ 263 thousand km²
45	Joseon	≈ 232 thousand km²
46	Oman	≈ 192 thousand km²
47	Uruguay	≈ 181 thousand km²
48	Denmark–Norway	≈ 160 thousand km²
49	Paraguay	≈ 159 thousand km²
50	Netherlands Antilles	≈ 149 thousand km²
51	Nepal	≈ 149 thousand km²
52	Gold Coast (British colony)	≈ 137 thousand km²
53	Nicaragua	≈ 133 thousand km²
54	Orange Free State	≈ 132 thousand km²
55	United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia	≈ 130 thousand km²
56	Asante Empire	≈ 121 thousand km²
57	Honduras	≈ 115 thousand km²
58	Guatemala	≈ 109 thousand km²
59	Greenland	≈ 106 thousand km²
60	Principality of Bulgaria	≈ 100 thousand km²
61	Liberia	≈ 100 thousand km²
62	First Hellenic Republic	≈ 64 thousand km²
63	Fidel Castro	≈ 56 thousand km²
64	Costa Rica	≈ 56 thousand km²
65	Dominican Republic	≈ 53 thousand km²
66	Serbs	≈ 50 thousand km²
67	Belgium	≈ 46 thousand km²
68	Aceh Sultanate	≈ 42 thousand km²
69	Switzerland	≈ 41 thousand km²
70	Netherlands	≈ 41 thousand km²
71	Bhutan	≈ 40 thousand km²
72	Natalia Republic	≈ 36 thousand km²
73	First Empire of Haiti	≈ 31 thousand km²
74	Jambi Sultanate	≈ 27 thousand km²
75	Zululand	≈ 25 thousand km²
76	Republic of Hawaii	≈ 25 thousand km²
77	Portuguese Empire	≈ 24 thousand km²
78	El Salvador	≈ 22 thousand km²
79	New Hebrides	≈ 17 thousand km²
80	Sultan of Terengganu	≈ 14 thousand km²
81	Kedah Sultanate	≈ 9,557 km²
82	Montenegro	≈ 8,794 km²
83	Kelantan	≈ 8,326 km²
84	Qatar	≈ 5,472 km²
85	Bali	≈ 3,773 km²
86	Luxembourg	≈ 2,405 km²
87	Perlis	≈ 2,094 km²
88	Andorra	≈ 380 km²
89	Monaco	≈ 94 km²
90	Second Saudi state	≈ 53 km²

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

New countries in this frame (2)

Fidel Castro · Republic of Hawaii

Countries that disappeared in this frame (11)

Talpur dynasty · Kanem–Bornu Empire · Luang Prabang · Sultanate of Hobyo · Raj of Sarawak · Trucial States · Kingdom of Champasak · Hawaiian Kingdom · Eswatini · Negeri Sembilan · House of Khalifa

Directions of expansion (4)

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

Dutch East Indies → former land of Qajar dynasty, ≈ 1.62 million km²
Qajar dynasty → former land of Dutch East Indies, ≈ 1.28 million km²
Emirate of Jabal Shammar → former land of Second Saudi state, ≈ 115 thousand km²
French Indochina → former land of Luang Prabang, ≈ 108 thousand km²

The world in AD 1895

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

China (2)

AD 1895 — In the first month the Japanese army invaded Weihai. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷24 光緒21年正月)
AD 1895 — In the third month a peace was concluded: Korea was recognized as an independent and sovereign state, Liaonan, Taiwan, and the Penghu were ceded, an indemnity of 200 million was paid, and more treaty ports were opened. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿卷24 光緒21年三月)

Changes of power ◆

◆ AD 1895 — Kanem–Bornu Empire ends
◆ AD 1895 — Luang Prabang ends
◆ AD 1895 — Raj of Sarawak ends
◆ AD 1895 — Sultanate of Hobyo ends
◆ AD 1895 — Talpur dynasty ends
◆ AD 1895 — Dutch East Indies takes 1,619,200 km² of former Qajar dynasty land
◆ AD 1895 — Qajar dynasty takes 1,276,300 km² of former Dutch East Indies land
◆ AD 1895 — Emirate of Jabal Shammar takes 114,500 km² of former Second Saudi state land