World map in AD 1947 — territory by country

Frame AD 1947 — world borders from AD 1947 to AD 1947. 92 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Soviet Union (≈ 23.83 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (92, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Soviet Union≈ 23.83 million km²
2French Africa≈ 11.67 million km²
3United States≈ 10.15 million km²
4Canada≈ 9.63 million km²
5Brazil≈ 8.53 million km²
6Scramble for Africa≈ 7.92 million km²
7Australia≈ 7.79 million km²
8Republic of China (1912–1949)≈ 6.32 million km²
9India≈ 2.82 million km²
10Argentina≈ 2.79 million km²
11Belgian Congo≈ 2.36 million km²
12Denmark≈ 2.27 million km²
13Estado Novo (Portugal)≈ 2.20 million km²
14South Africa≈ 2.06 million km²
15Mexico≈ 2.00 million km²
16Saudi Arabia≈ 1.92 million km²
17Pahlavi dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
18Dutch East Indies≈ 1.57 million km²
19Mongolian People's Republic≈ 1.57 million km²
20British Empire≈ 1.41 million km²
21Peru≈ 1.30 million km²
22Gold Coast (British colony)≈ 1.19 million km²
23Colombia≈ 1.15 million km²
24Ethiopia≈ 1.13 million km²
25Bolivia≈ 1.09 million km²
26Kingdom of Egypt≈ 1.01 million km²
27Pakistan≈ 938 thousand km²
28Venezuela≈ 937 thousand km²
29Tibet≈ 911 thousand km²
30Francoist Spain≈ 854 thousand km²
31Chile≈ 803 thousand km²
32French Indochina≈ 787 thousand km²
33Turkey≈ 768 thousand km²
34British Raj≈ 748 thousand km²
35Great Britain≈ 726 thousand km²
36French Fourth Republic≈ 698 thousand km²
37Kingdom of Afghanistan≈ 644 thousand km²
38Chinese Communist Party≈ 608 thousand km²
39Thailand≈ 522 thousand km²
40Papua New Guinea≈ 477 thousand km²
41Sweden≈ 458 thousand km²
42Kingdom of Iraq≈ 434 thousand km²
43Norway≈ 421 thousand km²
44Indonesia≈ 408 thousand km²
45Paraguay≈ 402 thousand km²
46Philippines≈ 344 thousand km²
47Finland≈ 337 thousand km²
48Qatar Protectorate≈ 308 thousand km²
49Italy≈ 289 thousand km²
50East Turkestan≈ 274 thousand km²
51Spanish Sahara≈ 269 thousand km²
52Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
53Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia≈ 251 thousand km²
54Kingdom of Romania≈ 238 thousand km²
55Hyderabad State≈ 211 thousand km²
56Second Syrian Republic≈ 187 thousand km²
57Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)≈ 182 thousand km²
58Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
59North Yemen≈ 151 thousand km²
60Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
61Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
62Nicaragua≈ 133 thousand km²
63Czechoslovakia≈ 130 thousand km²
64Cuba≈ 124 thousand km²
65Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
66Iceland≈ 112 thousand km²
67Kingdom of Bulgaria≈ 110 thousand km²
68Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
69Kingdom of Greece≈ 105 thousand km²
70Liberia≈ 100 thousand km²
71Jordan≈ 98 thousand km²
72Hungary≈ 92 thousand km²
73Second Republic of Austria≈ 85 thousand km²
74Panama≈ 82 thousand km²
75Republic of Ireland≈ 75 thousand km²
76Bhutan≈ 72 thousand km²
77Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
78Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
79Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
80Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
81Netherlands≈ 38 thousand km²
82Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
83Belgium≈ 31 thousand km²
84People's Socialist Republic of Albania≈ 28 thousand km²
85El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
86New Hebrides≈ 17 thousand km²
87Lebanon≈ 9,886 km²
88Kingdom of Sikkim (Indian protectorate)≈ 6,572 km²
89Luxembourg≈ 2,316 km²
90Andorra≈ 380 km²
91Tangier International Zone≈ 275 km²
92Monaco≈ 94 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Soviet UnionFrench AfricaUnited StatesCanadaBrazilScramble for AfricaAustraliaRepublic of China (1912–1949)IndiaArgentinaBelgian CongoDenmarkEstado Novo (Portugal)South AfricaMexicoSaudi ArabiaPahlavi dynastyDutch East IndiesMongolian People's RepublicBritish EmpirePeruGold Coast (British colony)ColombiaEthiopiaBoliviaKingdom of EgyptPakistanVenezuelaTibetFrancoist SpainChileFrench IndochinaTurkeyBritish RajGreat BritainFrench Fourth RepublicKingdom of AfghanistanChinese Communist PartyThailandPapua New GuineaSwedenKingdom of IraqNorwayIndonesiaParaguay

New countries in this frame (12)

India · Pakistan · Kingdom of Iraq · Philippines · Qatar Protectorate · Kingdom of Romania · Hyderabad State · Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) · Kingdom of Bulgaria · Jordan · Hungary · Kingdom of Sikkim (Indian protectorate)

Countries that disappeared in this frame (3)

Kingdom of Italy · Muscat and Oman · Raj of Sarawak

Directions of expansion (4)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

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