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List of sovereign states in the 1780s

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Sovereign states

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A

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Aachen – Free Imperial City of Aachen
Capital: Aachen


Andorra – Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella


Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
Capital: Bernburg


Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Capital: Hoym


Anhalt-Dessau – Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
Capital: Dessau


Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen
Capital: Köthen


Anhalt-Zerbst – Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Capital: Zerbst


Anholt – County of Anholt
Capital: Anholt


Augsburg – Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
Capital: Dillingen an der Donau


Austria – Archduchy of Austria
Capital: Vienna


B

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 Baden – Margraviate of Baden


Basel – Prince-Bishopric of Basel
Capital: Porrentruy


Brixen – Prince-Bishopric of Brixen
Capital: Brixen


C

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Cleves – Duchy of Cleves
Capital: Cleves


 China – Great Qing


Cologne – Electorate of Cologne
Capital: Bonn


 Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ


D

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Dutch Republic – Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
Capital: The Hague


F

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 France – Kingdom of France
Capital: Versailles


Frankfurt – Free Imperial City of Frankfurt
Capital: Frankfurt


G

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Genoa – Republic of Genoa
Capital: Genoa


 Great Britain
Capital: London


I

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Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland


K

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Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon


L

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Liège – Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Capital: Liège


Lucca – Most Serene Republic of Lucca
Capital: Lucca


Lübeck – Free Imperial City of Lübeck
Capital: Lübeck


M

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Mainz – Electorate of Mainz
Capital: Mainz


Massa and Carrara – Duchy of Massa and Carrara
Capital: Massa


Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Capital: Schwerin


Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Capital: Neustrelitz


Memmingen – Free Imperial City of Memmingen
Capital: Memmingen


Moldavia – Principality of Moldavia
Capital: Iași


Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
Capital: Fes


Münster – Prince-Bishopric of Münster


N

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Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal


O

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Oldenburg – Duchy of Oldenburg
Capital: Oldenburg


Osnabrück – Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück
Capital: Osnabrück


P

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Paderborn – Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
Capital: Paderborn


Papal States – State of the Church
Capital: Rome


Passau – Prince-Bishopric of Passau
Capital: Passau


Persia
Capital: Shiraz


Piombino – Principality of Piombino
Capital: Piombino


PortugalKingdom of Portugal
Capital: Lisbon


Prussia – Kingdom of Prussia
Capital: Berlin


R

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Regensburg – Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
Capital: Regensburg


Russia – Russian Empire
Capital: Saint Petersburg


S

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Salzburg – Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
Capital: Salzburg


 San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: San Marino


Sardinia – Kingdom of Sardinia
Capital: Turin


Saxony – Electorate of Saxony
Capital: Dresden


Siak Sri Indrapura – Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
Capital: Siak Sri Indrapura


Spain – Kingdom of Spain
Capital: Madrid


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Thonburi – Kingdom of Thonburi (until 1782)
Capital: Thonburi


Trent – Prince-Bishopric of Trent
Capital: Trento


Trier – Electorate of Trier
Capital: Trier


U

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Ulm – Free Imperial City of Ulm
Capital: Ulm


 United States


V

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 Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice


W

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Württemberg – Duchy of Württemberg
Capital: Stuttgart


Würzburg – Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Capital: Würzburg

Non-sovereign territories

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Denmark

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Dutch East India Company

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Great Britain

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  • British America – British America and the British West Indies (until September 3, 1783)

Portugal

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Spain

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References

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  1. ^ "The United States Was Called The United Colonies Until Sept. 9, 1776". September 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Founders Online: [Monday September 9, 1776.]". founders.archives.gov.
  3. ^ "John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776". February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  4. ^ NCC Staff (September 9, 2019). "On this day, the name 'United States of America' becomes official". National Constitution Center. National Constitution Center. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved September 9, 2017. That in all continental commissions, and other instruments, where, heretofore, the words 'United Colonies' have been used, the stile be altered for the future to the 'United States.'
  5. ^ "Lee Resolution presented to Continental Congress". HISTORY. July 27, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. 1777. Retrieved May 4, 2019. The stile of this confederacy shall be "The United States of America."