The Mediterranean in 1970
This map shows the 36 states and peoples the data has for The Mediterranean in that year.
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States and peoples in the Mediterranean in 1970
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Fifth Republic
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Republic of Turkey
- Libyan Arab Republic
- Francoist Spain
- Morocco
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Republic
- Republic of Italy
- Iraqi Republic
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Socialist Republic of Romania
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
- Republic of Tunisia
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Greek junta
- People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Hungarian People's Republic
- Second Republic of Austria
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Jordan
- State of Israel
- Swiss Confederation
- People's Socialist Republic of Albania
- Republic of Poland
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Lebanon
- Republic of Cyprus
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Mauritania
- Principality of Andorra
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Malta
- Principality of Monaco
New on the map since 1945
French Fifth Republic · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Libyan Arab Republic · Morocco · United Arab Republic · Republic of Italy · Iraqi Republic · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Republic of Tunisia · Federal Republic of Germany · Greek junta · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Hungarian People's Republic · Second Republic of Austria · Kingdom of Jordan · State of Israel · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · Republic of Poland · Pahlavi Dynasty · Republic of Cyprus · Mauritania · Malta
Gone from the map by 1995
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Francoist Spain · United Arab Republic · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Federal Republic of Germany · 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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The Mediterranean 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.