Countries of Africa in 1882 (with a Map)

Can you name the countries of Africa in 1882?
Click on the map to zoom in.
Includes European countries that held colonial territory.
Borders may not be completely accurate due to a lack of (agreeable) sources.
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Abeokuta
Abuja
Abyssinia
Adrar
Agaie
Agbor
Aïr
Ajasse
Akure
Akwa Akpa
Akyem
Alada
Ankole
Aro
Ashanti
Aussa
Babungo
Bade
Badibu
Baghirmi
Bamun
Bangassou
Barotseland
Bauchi
Bemba
Bemihisatra
Benin
Bibemi
Bilanga
Biu
Bonny
Bono-Tekyiman
Borgu
Bornu
Brakna
Buganda
Bundu
Bunyoro
Burundi
Chokwe
Dagomba
Dahomey
Damagaram
Dar al-Kuti
Daura
Dawro
Dendi
Dosso
Dutse
Egypt
Ekiti
Fada N'gourma
Fika
Fingoland
France
Futa Djallon
Futa Toro
Gaza
Gcalekaland
Geledi
Gera
Gliji
Gombe
Gomma
Goshen
Gumel
Gumma
Gurma
Gwanara
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Gwandu
Gwiriko
Hadejia
Hobyo
Igala
Ijebu
Ilé-Ifé
Ilorin
Imerina
International Congo Society
Jamaare
Jema'a
Janjero
Jimma
Jugu
Kaffa
Kakongo
Kalabari
Kalukembe
Karagwe
Kasanje
Katagum
Katsina
Kazaure
Kazembe
Kebbi
Keffi
Kel Ahaggar
Kénédougou
Kika
Koena
Kom
Kong
Kontagora
Koya
Kuala
Kuba
Kwara
Lafia
Lafiagi
Lapai
Lete
Liberia
Limmu-Ennarea
Liptako
Loango
Luba
Lunda
Magba
Majeerteen
Mandara
Maradi
Maravi
Mboum
Mbunda
Misau
Morocco
Mpondoland
Nri
Mthwakazi
Muri
Mwali
Ndzuwani
Nembe
Ngazidja Sultanates
Ngoyo
Ngwaketse
Ngwato
Niumi
Ntem
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Nungu
Nyamwezi Kingdoms
Ogwashi-Uku
Okrika
Ondo
Onilahy
Onitsha
Opobo
Orange Free State
Osogbo
Ottoman Empire
Ouaddai
Owo
Oyo
Paraku
Pategi
Piela
Porto-Novo
Portugal
Potiskum
Rabih's Empire
Rafai
Rehoboth
Rizim
Rozvi
Rwanda
Sabon Bimi
Sama
Sokoto
Spain
Stellaland
Swaziland
Tado
Tagant
Tawana
Tekna
Tenkodogo
Tera
Thembuland
Tippu Tip's State
Toro
Toucouleur
Transvaal
Tshibiri
United Kingdom
Urambo
Viye
Wambu
Warri
Warsangali
Wase
Wassoulou
Welayta
Witu
Wogodogo
Wukari
Xiani
Yaka
Yao
Yashikira
Yatenga
Yauri
Yeke
Zafimanely
Zamfara
Zanzibar
Zaria
Zemio
Zululand
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Level 45
Apr 5, 2021
Great quiz! How do you make the maps from scratch?
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Level 55
Apr 5, 2021
Thanks! Generally a lot of practice in Inkscape.
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Level 21
May 4, 2021
What language is it?
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Level 75
May 5, 2021
Dunno, maybe Tok Pisin or New Zealand Sign Language?
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Level 89
Feb 27, 2022
Given the broad areas that were wild, I wonder how much control these territories really had in a lot of places.
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Level 66
Mar 25, 2022
No one knew what was coming in two years
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Level 74
May 11, 2022
The largest nation on Madagascar has zoomable borders and default border colour, unlike the rest. I assume this is not intentional. Also Comoros stays yellow and is behind the circles. Not sure if you wanted it that way. You could add a class to the circles and the island contours called "comoros" or something, use that as path ID for the nation on comoros and give the paths some other name. That is of course if the current situation is a makeshift solution to this problem and not actually intended.
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Level 55
May 11, 2022
Not intentional, but it mostly has to do with the fact that this is an older SVG when I wasn't aware of these solutions. I should probably fix it at one point lol.
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Level 74
May 11, 2022
Alrighty, yeah that explains it, because I did think you would know those things. Sorry if it sounded a bit smart-arsey