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Africa in 2000

This map shows the 76 states and peoples the data has for Africa in that year.

Map of Africa in 2000 with 76 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Africa in 2000

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • French Fifth Republic
  • People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  • Republic of Sudan
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Libyan Arab Republic
  • South Africa
  • Republic of Chad
  • Mali Federation
  • People's Republic of Angola
  • Republic of the Niger
  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
  • Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Tanzania
  • Namibia
  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
  • Federal Republic of Somalia
  • Madagascar
  • Central African Republic
  • Republic of Botswana
  • Republic of Kenya
  • Iraqi Republic
  • Morocco
  • Republic of Yemen
  • Republic of Cameroon
  • Republic of Zimbabwe
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Burkina Faso
  • Republic of Turkey
  • Gabon
  • Guinea
  • Ghana
  • Syria
  • Republic of Uganda
  • Republic of Senegal
  • Republic of Tunisia
  • Kingdom of Great Britain
  • State of Eritrea
  • Republic of Benin
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Kingdom of Jordan
  • Republic of Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Sultanate of Oman
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Third Hellenic Republic
  • Lesotho
  • State of Israel
  • Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • Republic of Italy
  • Republic of Rwanda
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Republic of Burundi
  • Republic of Djibouti
  • Eswatini
  • Kuwait
  • Portugal
  • Lebanon
  • State of Qatar
  • Republic of The Gambia
  • Republic of Cyprus
  • Turkmenistan
  • Estado Novo
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Republic of Cabo Verde
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Kingdom of Bahrain
  • British Overseas Territories
  • Malta

New on the map since 1975

Democratic Republic of the Congo · People's Republic of Angola · Islamic Republic of Iran · Namibia · Mozambique · Republic of Yemen · Republic of Zimbabwe · State of Eritrea · Kingdom of Spain · Third Hellenic Republic · Republic of Djibouti · Kuwait · Portugal · Turkmenistan · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · Republic of Cabo Verde · São Tomé and Príncipe · British Overseas Territories

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Africa in other years

Other regions in 2000

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.