The world in 2000
This map shows the 189 states and peoples the data has for the world in that year.
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States and peoples in the world in 2000
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Russian Federation
- Canada
- United States of America
- People's Republic of China
- Republic of Brazil
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Denmark
- Kazakhstan
- French Fifth Republic
- Argentine Republic
- Republic of India
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Republic of Sudan
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mongolia
- Mexico
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- Republic of Indonesia
- Libyan Arab Republic
- South Africa
- Republic of Chad
- Mali Federation
- Republic of Peru
- People's Republic of Angola
- Republic of the Niger
- Ethiopia
- 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
- Ukraine
- Tanzania
- Republic of Chile
- Namibia
- Mozambique
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Zambia
- Republic of Finland
- Union of Myanmar
- Taliban
- Kingdom of Spain
- Federal Republic of Somalia
- Madagascar
- Central African Republic
- Republic of Botswana
- Turkmenistan
- Republic of Kenya
- Federated Republic of Germany
- Republic of Uzbekistan
- Kingdom of Thailand
- Iraqi Republic
- Republic of Poland
- Morocco
- Republic of Yemen
- Japan
- Papua New Guinea
- Republic of Cameroon
- Paraguay
- Republic of Zimbabwe
- Republic of Italy
- New Zealand
- Republic of Belarus
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- Sultanate of Oman
- Republic of the Philippines
- Burkina Faso
- Kyrgyzstan
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Republic of Ecuador
- Communist Laos
- Ghana
- Republic of Iceland
- Syria
- Guyana
- Republic of Uganda
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Republic of Senegal
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- Republic of Tunisia
- Republic of Tajikistan
- Nepal
- Third Hellenic Republic
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Republic of Bulgaria
- Netherlands Antilles
- Republic of Suriname
- Hungary
- Republic of Nicaragua
- Serbia-Montenegro
- Second Republic of Austria
- State of Eritrea
- Czech Republic
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Benin
- Portugal
- Republic of Latvia
- Communist Cuba
- Honduras
- Éire
- Republic of Lithuania
- Guatemala
- Kingdom of Jordan
- Afghanistan
- Republic of Liberia
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- Malawi
- Georgia
- Republic of Estonia
- United Arab Emirates
- Republic of China
- Republic of Croatia
- Republic of Panama
- Slovakia
- Sierra Leone
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sri Lanka
- Swiss Confederation
- Togo
- Netherlands
- Republic of Armenia
- Republic of Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- Republic of Moldova
- Republic of Albania
- Lesotho
- State of Israel
- Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Republic of Haiti
- Republic of Slovenia
- Republic of Rwanda
- Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of Burundi
- Solomon Islands
- British Overseas Territories
- Chechen Republic
- Republic of Djibouti
- Republic of El Salvador
- Belize
- Eswatini
- Kuwait
- Republic of Fiji
- Kosovo
- Lebanon
- State of Qatar
- Jamaica
- Vanuatu
- Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- Republic of The Gambia
- Russian-occupied territories
- Republic of Cyprus
- Sultanate of Brunei
- 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
- Micronesia
- Republic of Singapore
- Palau
- Saint Vincent
- Grenada
- Malta
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint Kitts
- Principality of Monaco
- Seychelles
New on the map since 1975
Russian Federation · Republic of Brazil · Kazakhstan · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mongolia · Islamic Republic of Iran · People's Republic of Angola · Ukraine · Namibia · Mozambique · Union of Myanmar · Taliban · Kingdom of Spain · Turkmenistan · Federated Republic of Germany · Republic of Uzbekistan · Republic of Yemen · Republic of Zimbabwe · Republic of Belarus · Romania · Socialist Republic of Vietnam · Kyrgyzstan · Communist Laos · Republic of Tajikistan · Third Hellenic Republic · Republic of Bulgaria · Republic of Suriname · Hungary · Serbia-Montenegro · State of Eritrea · Czech Republic · Portugal · Republic of Latvia · Republic of Lithuania · Afghanistan · Republic of Azerbaijan · Georgia · Republic of Estonia · Republic of Croatia · Slovakia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Republic of Armenia · Republic of Moldova · Republic of Albania · Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia · Republic of Slovenia · Solomon Islands · British Overseas Territories · Chechen Republic · Republic of Djibouti · Belize · Kuwait · Kosovo · Vanuatu · Russian-occupied territories · Sultanate of Brunei · Republic of Cabo Verde · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus · São Tomé and Príncipe · Commonwealth of Dominica · Saint Lucia · Micronesia · Palau · Grenada · Seychelles
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The world in other years
Other regions in 2000
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.