List of countries in 1902

Lists of Countries by Year: List of countries in 1901 – Events of 1902 – List of countries in 1903

Independent states

A

• - Empire of Abyssinia
• - Principality of Andorra
• - Argentine Republic
• Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Independent dominion in the British Empire.)
• - Austro-Hungarian Empire

B

• - Kingdom of Belgium
• - Republic of Bolivia
• - Republic of the United States of Brazil

C

• Canada - Dominion of Canada (Independent dominion in the British Empire)
• - Republic of Chile
• - Empire of the Great Qing
• - Republic of Colombia
• - Congo Free State (Privately owned by King Leopold II of Belgium)
• Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
• Crete - Republic of Crete
• - Republic of Cuba
  Independent from the United States on May 20.

D

• - Kingdom of Denmark
• Dhala - Emirate of Dhala
• - Dominican Republic

E

• - Republic of Ecuador
• El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador

F

• - French Republic

G

• - German Empire
• - Kingdom of Greece
• - Republic of Guatemala

H

• Ha'il - Emirate of Ha'il
• - Republic of Haiti
• - Republic of Honduras

I

• - Kingdom of Italy

J

• - Empire of Japan

K

• Kano - Emirate of Kano
• - Korean Empire

L

• - Republic of Liberia
• Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
• - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

• - United Mexican States
• - Principality of Monaco
• Montenegro - Principality of Montenegro
• Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco

N

• Nejd - Emirate of Nejd
  Independent from Ha'il on January 15.
• - Kingdom of The Netherlands.
• Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua

O

• - Republic of the Orange Free State
  Became the British colony of Orange River on May 31.
• - Sublime Ottoman State
• Ouaddai - Ouaddai Empire

P

• Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
• Persia - Persian Empire
• - Peruvian Republic
• - Kingdom of Portugal

R

• - Kingdom of Rumania
• - Russian Empire

S

• - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
• - Kingdom of Serbia
• - Kingdom of Siam
• Sokoto - Sokoto Caliphate
• South Africa - South African Republic
  Became the British colony of Transvaal on May 31.
• - Kingdom of Spain
• Sweden-Norway (Personal Union)
  • - Kingdom of Norway (Foreign affairs controlled by Sweden)
  • - Kingdom of Sweden
• - Swiss Confederation

U

• - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• - United States of America
• - Oriental Republic of Uruguay

V

• Venezuela - United States of Venezuela

Unrecognized States

• Aceh - Sultanate of Aceh (In rebellion against the Dutch East Indies)
• Aro - Aro Confederacy (Nominally within Southern Nigeria)
  Dissolved in January.
• – Republic of Goust (Claimed recognition by France and Spain in 1648)
• Katagalugan - Tagalog Republic (In rebellion against the Philippines)
  Established in 1902.
• Lado – Lado District
• Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland (Nominally a protectorate of South Africa, but not actually under its administration.)
  Became a British protectorate on July 6.
• Tavolara – Kingdom of Tavolara (Recognized only by Italy)

Dependent Territories

Australia

• Norfolk Island (External territory)

China

• Inner Mongolia (Under Chinese suzerainty, but not integrated into China proper)
• Manchuria (Under Chinese suzerainty, but not integrated into China proper)
• Outer Mongolia (Under Chinese suzerainty, but not integrated into China proper)
• Tibet (Under Chinese suzerainty, but not integrated into China proper)

Denmark

• Danish West Indies (Colony)
• Greenland (Colony)
• (Dependency)

France

• Algeria (Colonial possession)
• Comoros (Protectorate)
  • - Sultanate of Anjouan (Protectorate)
  • Grand Comore (Colony)
  • Mayotte (Colony)
  • Mohéli - Mohéli Sultanate (Protectorate)
• Chad - Military Territory of the Lands and Protectorates of Chad (To July 5, Colony)
  Chad - Circumscription of the Lands and Protectorates of Chad (From July 5, Colony)
• Dahomey (Colony)

Ottoman Empire

• - The Principality of Bulgaria was an autonomous vassal of the Ottoman Empire.
• Eastern Rumelia - Eastern Rumelia was an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire that was under the control of Bulgaria.
• Samos - The Principality of Samos was an autonomous vassal of the Ottoman Empire.
• Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt was vassal of the Ottman Empire

Portugal

• Kongo - The Kingdom of Kongo was a Portuguese vassal.

Russia

• Bukhara - The Emirate of Bukhara was a Russian protectorate.
• Khiva - The Khanate of Khiva was a Russian protectorate.

United Kingdom

• Bhutan (State with ambiguous level of sovereignty, foreign affairs controlled by the United Kingdom)
• (Colony)

  • Ashanti - Ashanti Confederacy (To January, British possession within Gold Coast, not yet an official protectorate.)
    Ashanti - Ashanti Protectorate (From January, Protectorate)

  • Northern Territories - Gold Coast Northern Territories Military Protectorate (To January 1, Protectorate)
    Northern Territories - Gold Coast Northern Territories Protectorate (From January 1, Protectorate)

Other territories and entities

• Holy See (Sovereign entity without territory, conducted relations with several states)
• Moresnet - Neutral Moresnet (Small strip of neutral territory between Germany and Belgium)
• New Hebrides (Neutral territory governed by a Joint Anglo-French Naval Commission)
• - Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (Sovereign entity without territory, recognized by several states)

See also

• List of countries
• Countries by year
• List of sovereign states in 1902
• List of state leaders in 1902
• 1902