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1 Criteria for inclusion  





2 Ancient and medieval states  





3 Modern states and territories by geography  



3.1  Africa  



3.1.1  Morocco (Maghreb al-Aqsa)  





3.1.2  Egypt, Sudan and Libya  





3.1.3  Algeria (Central Maghreb)  





3.1.4  Comoro Islands  





3.1.5  Madagascar  





3.1.6  Sub-Saharan Africa  





3.1.7  Horn of Africa  





3.1.8  Western Africa  





3.1.9  African Great Lakes  





3.1.10  Eastern Africa  





3.1.11  Central Africa  





3.1.12  Southern Africa  







3.2  Asia  



3.2.1  Central Asia  





3.2.2  East Asia  



3.2.2.1  Japanese Archipelago  





3.2.2.2  Korean Peninsula  







3.2.3  West Asia  



3.2.3.1  Afghanistan  





3.2.3.2  Balochistan  





3.2.3.3  Anatolia  





3.2.3.4  Cyprus  





3.2.3.5  Mesopotamia  





3.2.3.6  Persia / Iran  





3.2.3.7  Levant  





3.2.3.8  Arabian Peninsula  







3.2.4  South Asia  





3.2.5  Southeast Asia  







3.3  Europe  



3.3.1  Nordic countries  





3.3.2  Modern France  





3.3.3  Modern Germany  





3.3.4  Austria  





3.3.5  Switzerland  





3.3.6  Italy  





3.3.7  Modern United Kingdom  





3.3.8  Ireland  





3.3.9  Benelux  





3.3.10  Poland  





3.3.11  Ukraine  





3.3.12  Crimea  





3.3.13  Baltic countries and Belarus  





3.3.14  Romania and Moldova  





3.3.15  Russia  





3.3.16  Hungary  





3.3.17  Czechia and Slovakia  





3.3.18  Austria  





3.3.19  Balkans  





3.3.20  Caucasus  





3.3.21  Iberian Peninsula  







3.4  North America  



3.4.1  Anguilla  





3.4.2  Bahamas  





3.4.3  Canada  





3.4.4  Dominican Republic  





3.4.5  Guatemala  





3.4.6  Haiti  





3.4.7  Mexico  





3.4.8  United States  







3.5  Oceania  





3.6  South America  



3.6.1  Argentina  





3.6.2  Bolivia  





3.6.3  Brazil  





3.6.4  Chile  





3.6.5  Colombia  





3.6.6  Ecuador  





3.6.7  Paraguay  





3.6.8  Peru  





3.6.9  Uruguay  





3.6.10  Venezuela  









4 Modern states and territories by type  



4.1  Dismembered countries  





4.2  Nominally independent homelands of South Africa  





4.3  Secessionist states  





4.4  Annexed countries  







5 See also  





6 Notes  





7 References  





8 Further reading  














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Ahistorical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that ceased to exist as political entities sometime after 1453, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.[note 1]

Criteria for inclusion

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The criteria for inclusion in this list are similar to that of the list of states with limited recognition. To be included here, a polity must have claimed statehood and either:

This is not a list for all variant governments of a state, nor is it a list of variations of countries' official long form name. For purposes of this list, the cutoff between medieval and early modern states is the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

Ancient and medieval states

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Modern states and territories by geography

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Africa

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Morocco (Maghreb al-Aqsa)

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Egypt, Sudan and Libya

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Algeria (Central Maghreb)

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Comoro Islands

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Madagascar

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Horn of Africa

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Western Africa

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African Great Lakes

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Eastern Africa

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Central Africa

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Southern Africa

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Asia

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Central Asia

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East Asia

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Japanese Archipelago
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Korean Peninsula
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West Asia

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Afghanistan
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Balochistan
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Anatolia
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Cyprus
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Mesopotamia
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Persia / Iran
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Levant
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Arabian Peninsula
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South Asia

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Southeast Asia

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Europe

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Nordic countries

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In the Nordic countries, unions were personal, not unitary

Modern France

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Modern Germany

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Austria

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Switzerland

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Italy

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Modern United Kingdom

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Ireland

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Benelux

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Poland

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Ukraine

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Crimea

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Baltic countries and Belarus

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Romania and Moldova

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Russia

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Hungary

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Czechia and Slovakia

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Austria

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Balkans

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Caucasus

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Iberian Peninsula

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North America

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Anguilla

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Bahamas

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Canada

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Dominican Republic

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Guatemala

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Haiti

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Mexico

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United States

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Oceania

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South America

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Chile

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Colombia

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Ecuador

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Modern states and territories by type

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Dismembered countries

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These states are now dissolved into a number of states.

Nominally independent homelands of South Africa

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Four of the homelands, or bantustans, for black South Africans, were granted nominal independence by the apartheid regime of South Africa. Not recognised by other nations, these effectively were puppet states and were re-incorporated in 1994.

Secessionist states

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These nations declared themselves independent, but failed to achieve it in fact or did not seek permanent independence and were either re-incorporated into the mother country or incorporated into another country.

Annexed countries

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These nations, once separate, are now part of another country. Cases of voluntary accession are included.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The asserted sovereignty of some states listed here was generally unrecognized; the list of historical unrecognized states and dependencies article may contain further information regarding such states.
  • ^ The Nawabs of Bengal ruled the Bengal Subah – a province of the Mughal Empire which pretty much became independent from 1717.
  • ^ Partially recognized state existed after WWII
  • References

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    Further reading

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