Africa in 1923
1923 is the year of the Treaty of Lausanne. This map shows the 24 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1923
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Africa
- British Africa
- Belgian Congo
- Portuguese Republic
- Italian Africa
- Ethiopian Empire
- Kingdom of Egypt
- Emirate of Nejd
- Qajar Dynasty
- Kingdom of Spain
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Kingdom of Hejaz
- Ottoman Empire
- French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
- North Yemen
- Asir
- Republic of Liberia
- Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
- First Hellenic Republic
- Kingdom of Italy
- French Third Republic
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Republic of the Rif
- Tangier International Zone
New on the map since 1898
Portuguese Republic · Kingdom of Egypt · Kingdom of Hejaz · French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon · North Yemen · Asir · Sultanate of Muscat and Oman · French Third Republic · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Republic of the Rif · Tangier International Zone
Gone from the map by 1948
Portuguese Republic · Italian Africa · Ethiopian Empire · Emirate of Nejd · Qajar Dynasty · Kingdom of Spain · Kingdom of Hejaz · Ottoman Empire · French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon · Asir · Sultanate of Muscat and Oman · First Hellenic Republic · Kingdom of Italy · French Third Republic · Republic of the Rif
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1923
The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.