Below is the list of all civilizations in Sid Meier's Civilization IV.
The icon after the civilization represents the game version, when that civilization was introduced. 
means Sid Meier's Civilization IV – Warlords and 
means Sid Meier's Civilization IV – Beyond the Sword. Where no icon is displayed, that civilization comes from the base game.
Every information comes from the latest patches: 
1.74, 2.13 and 3.19.
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Icon of Minor Nations
| Icon | Civilization | Starting Technologies |
Unique Unit |
Unique Building |
Leaders | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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American Empire |
Fishing Agriculture |
Navy SEAL (Marine) |
Mall (Supermarket) |
Lincoln Roosevelt Washington |
Philosophical, Charismatic Industrious, Organized Expansive, Charismatic |
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Arabian Empire |
Mysticism The Wheel |
Camel Archer (Knight) |
Madrassa (Library) |
Saladin | Spiritual, Protective |
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Aztec Empire |
Mysticism Hunting |
Jaguar (Swordsman) |
Sacrificial Altar (Courthouse) |
Montezuma | Aggressive, Spiritual |
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Babylonian Empire (from ) |
The Wheel Agriculture |
Bowman (Archer) |
Garden (Colosseum) |
Hammurabi | Aggressive, Organized |
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Byzantine Empire (from ) |
Mysticism The Wheel |
Cataphract (Knight) |
Hippodrome (Theatre) |
Justinian I | Spiritual, Imperialistic |
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Carthaginian Empire (from ) |
Fishing Mining |
Numidian Cavalry (Horse Archer) |
Cothon (Harbor) |
Hannibal | Financial, Charismatic |
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Celtic Empire (from ) |
Mysticism Hunting |
Gallic Warrior (Swordsman) |
Dun (Walls) |
Boudica Brennus |
Aggressive, Charismatic Spiritual, Charismatic |
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Chinese Empire |
Agriculture Mining |
Cho-Ko-Nu (Crossbowman) |
Pavilion (Theatre) |
Mao Zedong Qin Shi Huang |
Expansive, Protective Industrious, Protective |
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Dutch Empire (from ) |
Fishing Agriculture |
East Indiaman (Galleon) |
Dike (Levee) |
Willem van Oranje | Creative, Financial |
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Egyptian Empire |
The Wheel Agriculture |
War Chariot (Chariot) |
Obelisk (Monument) |
Hatshepsut Ramesses II |
Spiritual, Creative Spiritual, Industrious |
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English Empire |
Fishing Mining |
Redcoat (Rifleman) |
Stock Exchange (Bank) |
Churchill Elizabeth Victoria |
Charismatic, Protective Philosophical, Financial Financial, Imperialistic |
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Ethiopian Empire (from ) |
Hunting Mining |
Oromo Warrior (Musketman) |
Stele (Monument) |
Zara Yaqob | Creative, Organized |
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French Empire |
The Wheel Agriculture |
Musketeer (Musketman) |
Salon (Observatory) |
De Gaulle Louis XIV Napoleon |
Industrious, Charismatic Industrious, Creative Organized, Charismatic |
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German Empire |
Hunting Mining |
Panzer (Tank) |
Assembly Plant (Factory) |
Bismarck Frederick |
Expansive, Industrious Philosophical, Organized |
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Greek Empire |
Fishing Hunting |
Phalanx (Axeman) |
Odeon (Colosseum) |
Alexander Pericles |
Philosophical, Aggressive Philosophical, Creative |
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Holy Roman Empire (from ) |
Mysticism Hunting |
Landsknecht (Pikeman) |
Rathaus (Courthouse) |
Charlemagne | Protective, Imperialistic |
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Incan Empire |
Mysticism Agriculture |
Quechua (Warrior) |
Terrace (Granary) |
Huayna Capac | Industrious, Financial |
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Indian Empire |
Mysticism Mining |
Fast Worker (Worker) |
Mausoleum (Jail) |
Asoka Gandhi |
Spiritual, Organized Philosophical, Spiritual |
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Japanese Empire |
Fishing The Wheel |
Samurai (Maceman) |
Shale Plant (Coal Plant) |
Tokugawa | Aggressive, Protective |
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Khmer Empire (from ) |
Hunting Mining |
Ballista Elephant (War Elephant) |
Baray (Aqueduct) |
Suryavarman II | Expansive, Creative |
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Korean Empire (from ) |
Mysticism Mining |
Hwacha (Catapult) |
Seowon (University) |
Wang Kon | Financial, Protective |
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Malinese Empire |
The Wheel Mining |
Skirmisher (Archer) |
Mint (Forge) |
Mansa Musa | Spiritual, Financial |
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Maya Empire (from ) |
Mysticism Mining |
Holkan (Spearman) |
Ball Court (Colosseum) |
Pacal II | Expansive, Financial |
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Mongolian Empire |
The Wheel Hunting |
Keshik (Horse Archer) |
Ger (Stable) |
Genghis Khan Kublai Khan |
Aggressive, Imperialistic Aggressive, Creative |
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Native American Empire (from ) |
Fishing Agriculture |
Dog Soldier (Axeman) |
Totem Pole (Monument) |
Sitting Bull | Philosophical, Protective |
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Ottoman Empire (from ) |
The Wheel Agriculture |
Janissary (Musketman) |
Hammam (Aqueduct) |
Mehmed II Suleiman |
Expansive, Organized Philosophical, Imperialistic |
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Persian Empire |
Agriculture Hunting |
Immortal (Chariot) |
Apothecary (Grocer) |
Cyrus Darius I |
Charismatic, Imperialistic Financial, Organized |
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Portuguese Empire (from ) |
Fishing Mining |
Carrack (Caravel) |
Feitoria (Customs House) |
Joao II | Expansive, Imperialistic |
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Roman Empire |
Fishing Mining |
Praetorian (Swordsman) |
Forum (Market) |
Augustus Caesar Julius Caesar |
Industrious, Imperialistic Organized, Imperialistic |
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Russian Empire |
Hunting Mining |
Cossack (Cavalry) |
Research Institute (Laboratory) |
Catherine Peter Stalin |
Creative, Imperialistic Philosophical, Expansive Aggressive, Industrious |
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Spanish Empire |
Mysticism Fishing |
Conquistador (Cuirassier) |
Citadel (Castle) |
Isabella | Spiritual, Expansive |
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Sumerian Empire (from ) |
The Wheel Agriculture |
Vulture (Axeman) |
Ziggurat (Courthouse) |
Gilgamesh | Creative, Protective |
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Viking Empire (from ) |
Fishing Hunting |
Berserker (Maceman) |
Trading Post (Lighthouse) |
Ragnar | Aggressive, Financial |
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Zulu Empire (from ) |
Agriculture Hunting |
Impi (Spearman) |
Ikhanda (Barracks) |
Shaka | Aggressive, Expansive |