List of countries in 1903

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Significant events of 1903

• January 15: Acre declared independence from Bolivia.
• February 3: Kano was dissolved and incorporated into Northern Nigeria.
• May 13: Acre was occupied by Brazilian troops.
• July 7: Sokoto was conquered and its territory was divided between the British and the French.
• August 31: Acre declared independence.
• November 3: Panama declared independence from Colombia.
• 1903: Aceh was dissolved.

Independent states

A

• - The Empire of Abyssinia was an independent state.
• - The Principality of Andorra was an independent state.
• - The Argentine Republic was an independent state.
• - The Commonwealth of Australia was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
• - The Austro-Hungarian Empire was an independent state.

B

• - The Kingdom of Belgium was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Bolivia was an independent state.
• - The Republic of the United States of Brazi was an independent state.

C

• Canada - The Dominion of Canada was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
• - The Republic of Chile was an independent state.
• - The Empire of the Great Qing was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Colombia was an independent state.
• - The Congo Free State was an independent state that was privately owned by King Leopold II of Belgium.
• Costa Rica - The Republic of Costa Rica was an independent state.
• Crete - The Republic of Crete was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Cuba was an independent state.

D

• - The Kingdom of Denmark was an independent state.
• - The Dominican Republic was an independent state.

E

• - The Republic of Ecuador was an independent state.
• El Salvador - The Republic of El Salvador was an independent state.

F

• - The French Republic was an independent state.

G

• - The German Empire was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Greece was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Guatemala was an independent state.

H

• Ha'il - The Emirate of Ha'il was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Haiti was an independent state.
• - The Republic of Honduras was an independent state.

I

• - The Kingdom of Italy was an independent state.

J

• - The Empire of Japan was an independent state.

K

• - The Korean Empire was an independent state.

L

• - The Republic of Liberia was an independent state.
• Liechtenstein - The Principality of Liechtenstein was an independent state.
• - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was an independent state.

M

• - The United Mexican States was an independent state.
• - The Principality of Monaco was an independent state.
• Montenegro - The Principality of Montenegro was an independent state.
• Morocco - The Kingdom of Morocco was an independent state.

N

• Nejd - The Emirate of Nejd was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of The Netherlands was an independent state.
• Nicaragua - The Republic of Nicaragua was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Norway was a largely independent state in personal union with Sweden. Sweden controlled its foreign affairs.

O

• - The Sublime Ottoman State was an independent state.

P

• - The Republic of Panama was an independent state. It broke off from Colombia on November 3.
• Paraguay - The Republic of Paraguay was an independent state.
• Persia - The Persian Empire was an independent state.
• - The Peruvian Republic was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Portugal was an independent state.

R

• - The Kingdom of Rumania was an independent state.
• - The Russian Empire was an independent state.

S

• - The Most Serene Republic of San Marino was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Serbia was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Siam was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Spain was an independent state.
• - The Kingdom of Sweden was an independent state in personal union with Norway.
• - The Swiss Confederation was an independent state.

U

• - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was an independent state.
• - The United States of America was an independent state.
• - The Oriental Republic of Uruguay was an independent state.

V

• Venezuela - The United States of Venezuela was an independent country.

Uncolonized African States

By 1903, the whole of Africa – aside from the widely recognized independent countries of Abyssinia and Liberia – was claimed by the European powers. Despite this, several native states remained essentially independent of their nominal colonial overlords.

• Kano - The Emirate of Kano was an independent state located in the British colony of Northern Nigeria. It was dissolved on February 3.
• Sokoto - The Sokoto Caliphate was an independent state located in the British colony of Northern Nigeria. It was dissolved on July 7.
• Ouaddai - The Ouaddai Empire was an independent state in the French territory of Chad.

Unrecognized States

• Aceh - The Sultanate of Aceh was a state in rebellion against the government of the Dutch East Indies. It submitted to the Dutch in 1903.
• Acre - The Independent State of Acre was a self-declared independent state in the internationally recognized territory of Bolivia. It declared independence on January 15, was occupied by Brazilian troops on May 13, and then declared independence again on August 31.
• – Republic of Goust - The Republic of Goust was a self-declared independent state in the internationally recognized territory of France. It claimed to have been recognized by France and Spain in 1648.
• Katagalugan - The Tagalog Republic was a self-declared independent state in the internationally recognized US Territory of the Philippines.
• Tavolara – The Kingdom of Tavolara was recognized only by Italy, as confirmed in a 1903 treaty of friendship.

Dependent Territories

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.

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.

Other territories and entities

• Bhutan - Bhutan was a quasi-independent tributary of Tibet that was connected to British India.
• Holy See - The Holy See was a sovereign entity without territory, which conducted relations with several states.
• Moresnet - Neutral Moresnet was a small strip of neutral territory between Germany and Belgium.
• New Hebrides - The New Hebrides were a neutral territory governed by a Joint Anglo-French Naval Commission.
• - The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta was a sovereign entity without territory, recognized by several states.

See also

• List of countries
• Countries by year
• List of sovereign states in 1903
• List of state leaders in 1903
• 1903