Africa in 1960
This map shows the 33 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1960
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Fifth Republic
- British Africa
- Republic of Sudan
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South Africa
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Kingdom of Libya
- Mali Federation
- United Arab Republic
- Ethiopia
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- Madagascar
- Iraqi Republic
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Morocco
- Francoist Spain
- Republic of Cameroon
- Republic of Turkey
- Guinea
- Ghana
- Republic of Tunisia
- North Yemen
- Kingdom of Jordan
- Republic of Liberia
- Togo
- Belgian Congo
- Kingdom of Greece
- Republic of Italy
- State of Israel
- Lebanon
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
New on the map since 1935
French Fifth Republic · Republic of Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Kingdom of Libya · Mali Federation · United Arab Republic · Ethiopia · Federal Republic of Somalia · Madagascar · Iraqi Republic · Morocco · Francoist Spain · Republic of Cameroon · Guinea · Ghana · Republic of Tunisia · Kingdom of Jordan · Togo · Kingdom of Greece · Republic of Italy · State of Israel · Lebanon
Gone from the map by 1985
British Africa · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kingdom of Libya · United Arab Republic · Pahlavi Dynasty · Francoist Spain · Belgian Congo · Kingdom of Greece
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1960
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.