Former island countries

state in Southern Europe from 1324 to 1861

former state in southern Italy, 1130–1816

kingdom on the island of Ireland between 1542 and 1801

Srivijaya, also spelled Sri Vijaya or Sriwijaya, was a Malay thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia) that influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 7th to 11th century. Srivijaya was the first polity to dominate much of western Maritime Southeast Asia. Due to its location, Srivijaya developed complex technology using maritime resources. In addition, its economy became progressively reliant on the booming trade in the region, thus transforming it into a prestige goods-based economy.

Majapahit (; (eastern and central dialect) or (western dialect), ), also known as Wilwatikta (; , ), was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia). At its greatest extent, following significant military expansions, the territory of the empire and its tributary states covered almost the entire Nusantara archipelago, spanning both Asia and Oceania. After a civil war that weakened control over the vassal states, the empire slowly declined before collapsing in 1527 due to an invasion by the Sultanate of Demak. The fall o

historical kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands (1778–1893)

historical kingdom in parts of present-day Japan

Mediaeval kingdom

republic created to resist Japanese occupation

federation of British colonies (1958–1962)

constitutional monarchy which existed between 1229–1715

former country

state on Crete between 1898-1913

short-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan

former country

comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD

unrecognized European state (1755–1769)

republic on the Hawaii Islands between 1894–1898

former country

former sovereign state in Java

short-lived republic in the Indian Ocean between January and April 1964

former client state of the U.K. in the French Revolutionary era

former micronation in the Pacific Ocean

Tamna () was a kingdom based on Jeju Island from ancient times until it was absorbed by the Korean Joseon dynasty in 1404, following a long period of being a tributary state or autonomous administrative region of various Korean kingdoms.

kingdom on the island of Corsica (1736)

kingdom from 1720 to 1861

island

former kingdom

Usan-guk or the State of Usan () was a statelet that occupied the island Ulleungdo and several adjacent islands in Korea during the Three Kingdoms period. According to the Samguk sagi, it was conquered by the Silla general Kim Isabu in 512. He is said to have used wooden lions or tigers to intimidate the residents into surrendering. It has been written that the alias of Usan-guk is Ulleung-do. Usan-guk rarely entered into historical records, but appears to have continued a largely autonomous existence until its loss of independence to Goryeo in 930.

former Portuguese colony between 1470 and 1975

monarchy in Fiji from 1871 to 1874

unrecognized state

independent state of Gozo (1798–1801)

Malay Sultanate existing from 1824-1911

British posession in North America between 1849–1866

vassal state of the Crown of Castile

historic state 1324-1713

micronation, 1811-16

Sicilian kingdom (1282–1442)

former name for Port Vila, Vanuatu

Amelia Island affair