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  2. Former countries in Europe after 1815 - Wikipedia

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    A map of Europe as it appeared in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna. This article gives a detailed listing of all the countries, including puppet states, that have existed in Europe since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the present day. Each country has information separated into columns: name of the distinct country, its lifespan, the ...

  3. List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    A historical 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.

  4. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South ...

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    South America ranks fourth among all continents in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America). [1] The border between North and South America is at some point in the Isthmus of Panama.

  5. Category:Former countries in South America - Wikipedia

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    For convenience, all Former countries in South America should be included in this category. This includes all countries that can also be found in the subcategories.

  6. Category:1815 in South America - Wikipedia

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    1815 establishments in South America (2 C) B. 1815 in Bolivia (2 P) 1815 in Brazil (2 C, 1 P) C. 1815 in the Captaincy General of Chile (1 P) 1815 in Colombia (3 P) R.

  7. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    1816–1830: United Provinces of South America (On 9 July 1816, the Congress of Tucumán issued the formal Declaration of Independence, the country became a republic) 1810–1816: United Provinces of South America (via the 1810 May Revolution; nominally a monarchic state in personal union with Spain, recognizing Ferdinand VII as king)

  8. Spanish American wars of independence - Wikipedia

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    Britain wanted to see an end to Spanish rule in South America and ultimately tap the monopoly of the important potential markets there. At the same time they wanted Spain as an ally to keep the balance of power in post-Napoleonic Europe. [107] To fulfil this, Britain went covert in support of the Revolutionaries in South America.

  9. European colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    A recent estimate is that there were about 60.5 million people living in the Americas immediately before depopulation, [94] of which 90 per cent, mostly in Central and South America, perished from wave after wave of disease, along with war and slavery playing their part. [95] [75]