The world in 1980

States and peoples in the world in 1980

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
• Zaire
• South Africa
• Mongolian People's Republic
• Mexico
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Republic of Indonesia
• Libyan Arab Republic
• Republic of Chad
• Mali Federation
• Republic of Peru
• Ethiopia
• People's Republic of Angola
• Republic of the Niger
• Republic of Colombia
• Bolivia
• Mauritania
• Arab Republic of Egypt
• Kingdom of Norway
• Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Republic of Turkey
• Kingdom of Sweden
• Venezuela
• Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Tanzania
• Republic of Chile
• Mozambique
• Kingdom of Great Britain
• Zambia
• Republic of Finland
• Burma
• Kingdom of Spain
• Federal Republic of Somalia
• Afghanistan
• Madagascar
• Central African Republic
• Republic of Botswana
• Republic of Kenya
• Kingdom of Thailand
• Iraqi Republic
• Republic of Poland
• Morocco
• Japan
• Papua New Guinea
• Republic of Cameroon
• Paraguay
• Zimbabwe Rhodesia
• Republic of Italy
• Federal Republic of Germany
• New Zealand
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• Republic of the Congo
• Socialist Republic of Romania
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Malaysia
• Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
• Sultanate of Oman
• People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
• Republic of the Philippines
• Burkina Faso
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Republic of Ecuador
• Communist Laos
• Ghana
• Republic of Iceland
• Syria
• Guyana
• Republic of Uganda
• Oriental Republic of Uruguay
• Republic of Senegal
• People's Republic of Kampuchea
• Republic of Tunisia
• German Democratic Republic
• Nepal
• Third Hellenic Republic
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• North Yemen
• People's Republic of Bangladesh
• People's Republic of Bulgaria
• Netherlands Antilles
• Republic of Suriname
• Hungarian People's Republic
• Republic of Nicaragua
• Second Republic of Austria
• Republic of Korea
• Republic of Benin
• Portugal
• Communist Cuba
• Honduras
• Éire
• Guatemala
• British Colonial Empire
• Kingdom of Jordan
• State of Israel
• Republic of Liberia
• Malawi
• United Arab Emirates
• 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 Guinea-Bissau
• Republic of Haiti
• Republic of Rwanda
• Equatorial Guinea
• Republic of Burundi
• Solomon Islands
• Republic of Djibouti
• Eswatini
• State of Kuwait
• Republic of Fiji
• Lebanon
• State of Qatar
• Jamaica
• New Hebrides
• Commonwealth of The Bahamas
• Republic of The Gambia
• Republic of Cyprus
• Republic of Cabo Verde
• Estado Novo
• Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Luxembourg
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Mauritius
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Commonwealth of Dominica
• Kingdom of Bahrain
• Saint Lucia
• Principality of Andorra
• Barbados
• Republic of Singapore
• Saint Vincent
• Grenada
• Malta
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Saint Kitts
• Principality of Monaco
• Seychelles

New on the map since 1955

Federated Republic of Brazil · French Fifth Republic · People's Democratic Republic of Algeria · Republic of Sudan · Zaire · Islamic Republic of Iran · Libyan Arab Republic · Republic of Chad · Mali Federation · People's Republic of Angola · Republic of the Niger · Mauritania · Arab Republic of Egypt · Federal Republic of Nigeria · Tanzania · Mozambique · Zambia · Kingdom of Spain · Federal Republic of Somalia · Afghanistan · Madagascar · Central African Republic · Republic of Botswana · Republic of Kenya · Iraqi Republic · Morocco · Republic of Cameroon · Zimbabwe Rhodesia · Republic of the Congo · Socialist Republic of Vietnam · Malaysia · Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · Sultanate of Oman · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · Burkina Faso · Gabon · Guinea · Communist Laos · Ghana · Syria · Guyana · Republic of Uganda · Republic of Senegal · People's Republic of Kampuchea · Republic of Tunisia · Third Hellenic Republic · People's Republic of Bangladesh · Republic of Suriname · Republic of Benin · Portugal · Communist Cuba · Malawi · United Arab Emirates · Sierra Leone · Togo · Lesotho · Republic of Guinea-Bissau · Republic of Rwanda · Equatorial Guinea · Republic of Burundi · Solomon Islands · Republic of Djibouti · Eswatini · State of Kuwait · Republic of Fiji · State of Qatar · Jamaica · Commonwealth of The Bahamas · Republic of The Gambia · Republic of Cyprus · Republic of Cabo Verde · Republic of Trinidad and Tobago · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · Mauritius · São Tomé and Príncipe · Commonwealth of Dominica · Kingdom of Bahrain · Saint Lucia · Barbados · Republic of Singapore · Saint Vincent · Grenada · Malta · Antigua and Barbuda · Saint Kitts · Seychelles

Gone from the map by 2005

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics · Federated Republic of Brazil · Zaire · Mongolian People's Republic · Burma · Zimbabwe Rhodesia · Federal Republic of Germany · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Socialist Republic of Romania · People's Democratic Republic of Yemen · People's Republic of Kampuchea · German Democratic Republic · North Yemen · People's Republic of Bulgaria · Hungarian People's Republic · British Colonial Empire · People's Socialist Republic of Albania · State of Kuwait · New Hebrides

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• The British Empire, 1600–1997

The world in other years

Other regions in 1980