Middle East & North Africa in 1970
This map shows the 44 states and peoples the data has for Middle East & North Africa in that year.
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States and peoples in Middle East & North Africa in 1970
Largest first, by area on this map.
- French Fifth Republic
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Pahlavi Dynasty
- Libyan Arab Republic
- Republic of Sudan
- Mali Federation
- Republic of the Niger
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Mauritania
- United Arab Republic
- Republic of Chad
- Republic of Turkey
- Francoist Spain
- Iraqi Republic
- Morocco
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Kingdom of Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Italy
- Republic of Tunisia
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Greek junta
- Burkina Faso
- North Yemen
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Estado Novo
- Kingdom of Jordan
- State of Israel
- People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- People's Socialist Republic of Albania
- Guinea
- State of Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Republic of Cyprus
- Republic of The Gambia
- Republic of Cameroon
- Republic of Benin
- Principality of Andorra
- Malta
New on the map since 1945
French Fifth Republic · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Libyan Arab Republic · Republic of Sudan · Mali Federation · Republic of the Niger · Mauritania · United Arab Republic · Republic of Chad · Iraqi Republic · Morocco · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Republic of Senegal · Republic of Italy · Republic of Tunisia · Federal Republic of Nigeria · Greek junta · Burkina Faso · Islamic Republic of Pakistan · Kingdom of Jordan · State of Israel · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · Guinea · State of Kuwait · Republic of Cyprus · Republic of The Gambia · Republic of Cameroon · Republic of Benin · Malta
Gone from the map by 1995
Pahlavi Dynasty · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · United Arab Republic · Francoist Spain · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Kingdom of Afghanistan · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Greek junta · North Yemen · Estado Novo · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · State of Kuwait
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Middle East & North 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.