Africa in 1949
1949 is the year NATO and the two German states were founded. 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 1949
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Africa
- British Africa
- Belgian Congo
- South Africa
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Ethiopia
- Kingdom of Egypt
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Kingdom of Iraq
- Francoist Spain
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Republic of Turkey
- Second Syrian Republic
- North Yemen
- Kingdom of Jordan
- Republic of Liberia
- Qatar Protectorate
- Kingdom of Greece
- Republic of Italy
- State of Israel
- Lebanon
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Tangier International Zone
New on the map since 1924
South Africa · Estado Novo · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Ethiopia · Kingdom of Iraq · Francoist Spain · Second Syrian Republic · Kingdom of Jordan · Qatar Protectorate · Kingdom of Greece · Republic of Italy · State of Israel · Lebanon
Gone from the map by 1974
French Africa · British Africa · Belgian Congo · Kingdom of Egypt · Kingdom of Iraq · Second Syrian Republic · Qatar Protectorate · Kingdom of Greece · Tangier International Zone
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1949
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.