23 countries that no longer exist
Daniel Coughlin
30 September 2024
The nations that are no more
Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images
Republic of Venice (697–1797)
Gentile Bellini/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Republic of Venice (697–1797)
Attributed to Canaletto [Public domain]
Al-Andalus (711–1492)
Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock
Al-Andalus (711–1492)
Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Couto Mixto (c.900 – 1864)
CorreiaPM/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Couto Mixto (c.900 – 1864)
CorreiaPM/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Bohemia (1198–1918)
Dr.J. Kosina; Jiljí Sadeler (1607)/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Bohemia (1198–1918)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Abyssinia (1270–1974)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Abyssinia (1270–1974)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Sardinia (1324–1861)
Sigismondo Asquer/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Sardinia (1324–1861)
http://gianfrancopintore.blogspot.com/2011/02/sudtirolesi-non-contate-su-noi-per-il.html/Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 3.0]
Moldavia (1346–1859)
Post of Moldova/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Moldavia (1346–1859)
Constantin Lecca/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
Johannes Vingboons [Public domain]
Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Merina Kingdom (1540–1897)
ark 2013/Alamy Stock Photo
Merina Kingdom (1540–1897)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Dahomey (c.1600–1894)
Archibad Dalzel/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Dahomey (c.1600–1894)
Chris Hellier/Alamy Stock Photo
Kingdom of Hawaii (1795–1893)
Louis Choris/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Kingdom of Hawaii (1795–1893)
James J. Williams/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Gran Colombia (1819–1831)
Iamcharles66/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Gran Colombia (1819–1831)
Agostino Codazzi [Public domain]
Republic of Texas (1836–1846)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Republic of Texas (1836–1846)
Steven Wright/Shutterstock
Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
Robert Hale/Shutterstock
Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Print Collector/Getty Images
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Tibet (1912–1951)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Tibet (1912–1951)
AFP/Getty Images
Yugoslavia (1918–1992)
Keystone/Getty Images
Yugoslavia (1918–1992)
SSGT KIM PRICE/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
Czechoslovakia (1918–1992)
Péter Antall/Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 3.0]
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)
N. Sitnikov/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)
Diane Lu-Hovasse/AFP/Getty Images
East Germany (1949–1990)
Edward Valachovic/Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 2.0]
East Germany (1949–1990)
Frits Wiarda/Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 3.0]
South Vietnam (1955–1975)
AFP/Getty Images
South Vietnam (1955–1975)
Jacques Pavlovsky/Sygma via Getty Images
United Arab Republic (1958–1971)
Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]
United Arab Republic (1958–1971)
Derzi/AFP/Getty Images
Rhodesia (1965–1979)
Central Press/Getty Images
Rhodesia (1965–1979)
Central Press/Getty Images
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