This is a list of sovereign states in the 1790s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1790 and 31 December 1799. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.

Sovereign states

Name and capital city	Information on status and recognition of sovereignty
A[edit]
Anhalt-Bernburg – Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg Capital: Bernburg	State of the Holy Roman Empire.
Anhalt-Köthen – Principality of Anhalt-Köthen Capital: Köthen	State of the Holy Roman Empire.
Austria – Archduchy of Austria Capital: Vienna	State of the Holy Roman Empire. Crown land of the Habsburg monarchy.
B[edit]
Beni Abbas – Kingdom of the Ait Abbas Capital: Kalâa of Ait Abbas	Widely recognized state.
Bohemia – Kingdom of Bohemia Capital: Prague	Crown land of the Bohemian Crown and of the Habsburg monarchy. Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire.
Boina – Kingdom of Boina Capital: Boina Bay	Widely recognized state.
C[edit]
China – Great Qing Capital: Peking	Widely recognized state.
Cisalpine Republic (from June 29, 1797) Capital: Milan	Widely recognized state from June 29, 1797. Sister Republic of France.
Cispadane Republic (from May 10, 1796 to June 29, 1797) Capital: Milan	Widely recognized state. Client state of France until June 29, 1797. Annexed by the Cisalpine Republic on June 29, 1797.
Comancheria – Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ
Cospaia – Republic of Cospaia Capital: Cospaia	Widely recognized state.
Couto Misto Capital: Santiago de Rubiás	A microstate between Portugal and Spain.
D[edit]
Darfur – Sultanate of Darfur Capital: Al Fasher	Widely recognized state.
F[edit]
→ → France Capital: Paris Kingdom of France (until September 22, 1792) French Republic (from September 22, 1792)	Widely recognized state.
G[edit]
Georgia – Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Capital: Tbilisi	Widely recognized state.
Great Britain – Kingdom of Great Britain Capital: London	Widely recognized state.
H[edit]
Holy Roman Empire Capital: Vienna (seat of the Aulic Council), Frankfurt, Regensburg	Widely recognized state.
I[edit]
Ireland – Kingdom of Ireland Capital: Dublin	Widely recognized state.
K[edit]
Korea – Kingdom of Great Joseon Capital: Hanseong	Widely recognized state. Member of the Imperial Chinese tributary system
L[edit]
Lippe – Principality of Lippe Capital: Detmold	State of the Holy Roman Empire.
Lucca – Republic of Lucca Capital: Lucca	Widely recognized state until February 1799. De facto independent state from February 1799.
M[edit]
Montenegro – Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Capital: Cetinje	Widely recognized state.
Moravia – Margraviate of Moravia Capital: Brno	Crown land of the Bohemian Crown and of the Habsburg monarchy. Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire.
Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco Capital: Fez	Widely recognized state.
P[edit]
→ Persia – Sublime State of Persia Capital: Tehran	Widely recognized state.
Papal States – State of the Church Capital: Rome	Widely recognized state.
R[edit]
Russia – Russian Empire Capital: Saint Petersburg	Widely recognized state.
S[edit]
→ San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino Capital: San Marino	Widely recognized state.
Siam – Kingdom of Siam Capital: Bangkok	Widely recognized state.
Spain – Spanish Empire Capital: Madrid	Widely recognized state.
U[edit]
→  United States – United States of America Capital: Philadelphia (temporary capital; from 1790)	Widely recognized state.
V[edit]
Venice – Most Serene Republic of Venice (to October 18, 1797) Capital: Venice	Widely recognized state. Annexed by Austria and the Cisalpine Republic on October 18, 1797.