Africa in 1930
This map shows the 20 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1930
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Africa
- British Africa
- Belgian Congo
- Italian Africa
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
- Ethiopian Empire
- Kingdom of Egypt
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Kingdom of Spain
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Republic of Turkey
- French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
- North Yemen
- Republic of Liberia
- Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
- First Hellenic Republic
- Kingdom of Italy
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Tangier International Zone
New on the map since 1905
Estado Novo · Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd · Kingdom of Egypt · Pahlavi Dynasty · Republic of Turkey · French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon · North Yemen · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Tangier International Zone
Gone from the map by 1955
Italian Africa · Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd · Ethiopian Empire · Kingdom of Egypt · Kingdom of Spain · French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon · Sultanate of Muscat and Oman · First Hellenic Republic · Kingdom of Italy
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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.