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South America in 1890

This map shows the 13 states and peoples the data has for South America in that year.

Map of South America in 1890 with 13 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in South America in 1890

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Brazilian Republic
  • Argentine Confederation
  • Bolivia
  • Republic of Peru
  • Republic of Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Republic of Chile
  • Republic of Ecuador
  • British Colonial Empire
  • Oriental Republic of Uruguay
  • Paraguay
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • French Third Republic

New on the map since 1865

Brazilian Republic · Republic of Colombia · French Third Republic

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South America in other years

Other regions in 1890

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.