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Southeast Asia in 1970

This map shows the 19 states and peoples the data has for Southeast Asia in that year.

Map of Southeast Asia in 1970 with 19 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 Southeast Asia in 1970

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Republic of Indonesia
  • People's Republic of China
  • Burma
  • Kingdom of Thailand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Malaysia
  • Republic of the Philippines
  • Kingdom of Laos
  • Kingdom of Cambodia
  • Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • United States of America
  • Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • Republic of China
  • Republic of India
  • Estado Novo
  • British Colonial Empire
  • Commonwealth of Australia
  • Republic of Singapore
  • Japan

New on the map since 1945

Republic of Indonesia · People's Republic of China · Burma · Papua New Guinea · Malaysia · Republic of the Philippines · Kingdom of Laos · Kingdom of Cambodia · Democratic Republic of Vietnam · Islamic Republic of Pakistan · Republic of India · Estado Novo · Republic of Singapore · Japan

Gone from the map by 1995

Burma · Kingdom of Laos · Kingdom of Cambodia · Democratic Republic of Vietnam · Islamic Republic of Pakistan · Estado Novo

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Southeast Asia 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.