List of countries in 1887

Below is a list of countries of the world will follow in 1887 .

Explanation [ edit ]

 * All de facto independent states without broad international recognition are listed under the heading Not generally recognized countries .
 * The largely independent British Dominions are shown under the heading Dominions of the British Empire .
 * The dependent areas, i.e. areas that are not to be seen as an integral part of the state where they depend on, are listed under the heading Non-independent areas . Vassal States are included.
 * Autonomous areas occupied territories and micronations are not shown on this page.

Constitutional changes in 1887 [ edit ]

 * January 26 : The Emirate of Harar is part of the Kingdom of Shewa .
 * April 5 : The Kingdom of Valais is a French protectorate.
 * April 6 : the Spanish protectorate Río de Oro is attached to the Spanish province of Canary Islands.
 * May 25 : The Sultan of Zanzibar bears the areas on the East African coast ( East Africa Protectorate ) to the British East Africa Association .
 * July 20 : British Somaliland becomes a protectorate and is attached to Aden (part of British India).
 * July 21 : Zululand is a separate British colony.
 * September 2 : End of the Independent Republic of Guyana .
 * September 5 : French protectorate Moheli, Anjouan and Grande Comore form the Protectorate Comoros .
 * September 16 : the British protectorate of Pitcairn is a British colony.
 * October 17 : creation of the Union of Indochina . Annam-Tonkin , Cambodia and Cochin going on here.
 * October 21 : establishment of the German protectorate Nauru .
 * November 16 : the New Hebrides (formerly neutral area) come under the administration of an Anglo-French naval commission.
 * November 27 : the French protectorate Wallis in New Caledonia joined.
 * December 16 : The Sultanate of Maldives is a British protectorate.
 * The Kingdom Gera is annexed by Ethiopia.
 * End of the independence of the Kingdom of Lunda .
 * The Kingdom Xhieng Khuang is a vassal of Siam.

Not generally recognized countries [ edit ]
The following list includes countries which included not internationally recognized were, but in fact it were independent and had declared independence.

Non-independent territories [ edit ]
Below is a list of dependent territories .