Europe in 1970
This map shows the 38 states and peoples the data has for Europe in that year.
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States and peoples in Europe in 1970
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- French Fifth Republic
- Republic of Turkey
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Republic of Finland
- Kingdom of Norway
- Francoist Spain
- Republic of Poland
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Republic of Italy
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Socialist Republic of Romania
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Republic of Iceland
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
- German Democratic Republic
- Greek junta
- People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Iraqi Republic
- Denmark
- Hungarian People's Republic
- Second Republic of Austria
- Estado Novo
- Éire
- Republic of Tunisia
- Morocco
- Swiss Confederation
- Netherlands
- Kingdom of Belgium
- People's Socialist Republic of Albania
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Republic of Cyprus
- Lebanon
- Luxembourg
- Principality of Andorra
- Malta
- Principality of Monaco
New on the map since 1945
French Fifth Republic · Republic of Poland · Republic of Italy · Federal Republic of Germany · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Republic of Iceland · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · German Democratic Republic · Greek junta · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Iraqi Republic · Hungarian People's Republic · Second Republic of Austria · Republic of Tunisia · Morocco · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · Pahlavi Dynasty · Republic of Cyprus · Malta
Gone from the map by 1995
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Francoist Spain · Federal Republic of Germany · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · German Democratic Republic · Greek junta · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Hungarian People's Republic · Estado Novo · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · Pahlavi Dynasty
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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.