The world in 1970

States and peoples in the world in 1970

Largest first, by area on this map.

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• Canada
• United States of America
• People's Republic of China
• Federated Republic of Brazil
• Commonwealth of Australia
• Denmark
• French Fifth Republic
• Argentine Republic
• Republic of India
• People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
• Republic of Sudan
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• South Africa
• Mongolian People's Republic
• Estado Novo
• Mexico
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Pahlavi Dynasty
• Republic of Indonesia
• Libyan Arab Republic
• Republic of Chad
• Mali Federation
• Republic of Peru
• Ethiopia
• Republic of the Niger
• Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Republic of Colombia
• Bolivia
• Mauritania
• United Arab Republic
• Kingdom of Norway
• Republic of Turkey
• Francoist Spain
• Kingdom of Sweden
• Venezuela
• Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Tanzania
• Republic of Chile
• Kingdom of Great Britain
• Kingdom of Afghanistan
• Zambia
• Republic of Finland
• Burma
• Federal Republic of Somalia
• Madagascar
• Central African Republic
• Republic of Botswana
• Republic of Kenya
• Kingdom of Thailand
• Iraqi Republic
• Republic of Poland
• Morocco
• Republic of Cameroon
• Japan
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Rhodesia
• Republic of Italy
• Federal Republic of Germany
• New Zealand
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• Republic of the Congo
• Socialist Republic of Romania
• Malaysia
• Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
• Republic of the Philippines
• Burkina Faso
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Republic of Ecuador
• Ghana
• Republic of Iceland
• Kingdom of Laos
• Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
• Guyana
• Republic of Uganda
• Oriental Republic of Uruguay
• Republic of Senegal
• Republic of Tunisia
• Kingdom of Cambodia
• German Democratic Republic
• Nepal
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam
• Greek junta
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• North Yemen
• People's Republic of Bulgaria
• Netherlands Antilles
• Hungarian People's Republic
• Republic of Nicaragua
• Second Republic of Austria
• Republic of Korea
• Republic of Benin
• Communist Cuba
• Honduras
• Éire
• Guatemala
• British Colonial Empire
• Kingdom of Jordan
• State of Israel
• Republic of Liberia
• Malawi
• Republic of China
• Republic of Panama
• Sierra Leone
• Sri Lanka
• Swiss Confederation
• Togo
• Netherlands
• Republic of Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Kingdom of Belgium
• Kingdom of Bhutan
• People's Socialist Republic of Albania
• Lesotho
• Republic of Haiti
• Republic of Rwanda
• Equatorial Guinea
• Republic of Burundi
• Republic of El Salvador
• Eswatini
• State of Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Jamaica
• Republic of Cyprus
• New Hebrides
• Republic of The Gambia
• Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Luxembourg
• Mauritius
• Principality of Andorra
• Barbados
• Republic of Singapore
• Saint Vincent
• Malta
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Saint Kitts
• Principality of Monaco
• British East Africa

New on the map since 1945

People's Republic of China · Federated Republic of Brazil · French Fifth Republic · Republic of India · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Republic of Sudan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of Indonesia · Libyan Arab Republic · Republic of Chad · Mali Federation · Republic of the Niger · Islamic Republic of Pakistan · Mauritania · United Arab Republic · Federal Republic of Nigeria · Tanzania · Zambia · Burma · Federal Republic of Somalia · Madagascar · Central African Republic · Republic of Botswana · Republic of Kenya · Iraqi Republic · Republic of Poland · Morocco · Republic of Cameroon · Japan · Papua New Guinea · Rhodesia · Republic of Italy · Federal Republic of Germany · New Zealand · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Republic of the Congo · Socialist Republic of Romania · Malaysia · Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Republic of the Philippines · Burkina Faso · Gabon · Guinea · Ghana · Republic of Iceland · Kingdom of Laos · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Guyana · Republic of Uganda · Republic of Senegal · Republic of Tunisia · Kingdom of Cambodia · German Democratic Republic · Democratic Republic of Vietnam · Greek junta · Democratic People's Republic of Korea · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Hungarian People's Republic · Second Republic of Austria · Republic of Korea · Republic of Benin · Communist Cuba · Kingdom of Jordan · State of Israel · Malawi · Sierra Leone · Sri Lanka · Togo · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · Lesotho · Republic of Rwanda · Equatorial Guinea · Republic of Burundi · Eswatini · State of Kuwait · Jamaica · Republic of Cyprus · Republic of The Gambia · Republic of Trinidad and Tobago · Mauritius · Barbados · Republic of Singapore · Saint Vincent · Malta · Antigua and Barbuda · Saint Kitts · British East Africa

Gone from the map by 1995

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Federated Republic of Brazil · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mongolian People's Republic · Pahlavi Dynasty · United Arab Republic · Francoist Spain · Kingdom of Afghanistan · Burma · Rhodesia · Federal Republic of Germany · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Kingdom of Laos · Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party · Kingdom of Cambodia · German Democratic Republic · Democratic Republic of Vietnam · Greek junta · North Yemen · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Hungarian People's Republic · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · State of Kuwait · New Hebrides · British East Africa

Animated maps of this time

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• The Making of the United States, 1492–2025: Native Nations and Colonial Powers
• Swedish Empire – Dynasties & Territories
• Lights Against the Sea: North Sea Shipwrecks and Lighthouses (1593–2026)
• Friesland Through the Ages (12 BC – 2019)
• The British Empire, 1600–1997

The world in other years

Other regions in 1970