Africa in 1970
This map shows the 62 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Africa in 1970
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Fifth Republic
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Republic of Sudan
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South Africa
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Libyan Arab Republic
- Republic of Chad
- Mali Federation
- Ethiopia
- Republic of the Niger
- Mauritania
- United Arab Republic
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- Madagascar
- Central African Republic
- Republic of Botswana
- Republic of Kenya
- Iraqi Republic
- Morocco
- Republic of Cameroon
- Francoist Spain
- Rhodesia
- Republic of the Congo
- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Burkina Faso
- Republic of Turkey
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Ghana
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
- Republic of Uganda
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Tunisia
- North Yemen
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Republic of Benin
- Kingdom of Jordan
- State of Israel
- Republic of Liberia
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
- Greek junta
- Lesotho
- Republic of Italy
- Republic of Rwanda
- Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of Burundi
- Eswatini
- State of Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Republic of Cyprus
- Republic of The Gambia
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Malta
New on the map since 1945
French Fifth Republic · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Republic of Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Libyan Arab Republic · Republic of Chad · Mali Federation · Republic of the Niger · Mauritania · United Arab Republic · Federal Republic of Nigeria · Tanzania · Zambia · Federal Republic of Somalia · Madagascar · Central African Republic · Republic of Botswana · Republic of Kenya · Iraqi Republic · Morocco · Republic of Cameroon · Rhodesia · Republic of the Congo · Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Burkina Faso · Gabon · Guinea · Ghana · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Republic of Uganda · Republic of Senegal · Republic of Tunisia · Republic of Benin · Kingdom of Jordan · State of Israel · Malawi · Sierra Leone · Togo · Greek junta · Lesotho · Republic of Italy · Republic of Rwanda · Equatorial Guinea · Republic of Burundi · Eswatini · State of Kuwait · Republic of Cyprus · Republic of The Gambia · Malta
Gone from the map by 1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo · United Arab Republic · Pahlavi Dynasty · Francoist Spain · Rhodesia · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · North Yemen · Greek junta · State of Kuwait · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Africa in other years
Other regions in 1970
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.