World map in AD 1948 — territory by country

Frame AD 1948 — world borders from AD 1948 to AD 1948. 96 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Soviet Union (≈ 22.41 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (96, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Soviet Union≈ 22.41 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)≈ 5.97 million km²
9India≈ 3.13 million km²
10Argentina≈ 2.79 million km²
11Belgian Congo≈ 2.36 million km²
12Denmark≈ 2.27 million km²
13Chinese Communist Party≈ 2.25 million km²
14Estado Novo (Portugal)≈ 2.20 million km²
15South Africa≈ 2.06 million km²
16Mexico≈ 2.00 million km²
17Saudi Arabia≈ 1.92 million km²
18Pahlavi dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
19Dutch East Indies≈ 1.57 million km²
20Mongolian People's Republic≈ 1.57 million km²
21British Empire≈ 1.41 million km²
22Peru≈ 1.30 million km²
23Gold Coast (British colony)≈ 1.19 million km²
24Colombia≈ 1.15 million km²
25Ethiopia≈ 1.13 million km²
26Bolivia≈ 1.09 million km²
27Pakistan≈ 1.02 million km²
28Kingdom of Egypt≈ 1.01 million km²
29Venezuela≈ 937 thousand km²
30Tibet≈ 911 thousand km²
31Francoist Spain≈ 854 thousand km²
32Chile≈ 803 thousand km²
33French Indochina≈ 787 thousand km²
34Turkey≈ 768 thousand km²
35French Fourth Republic≈ 698 thousand km²
36Great Britain≈ 698 thousand km²
37Myanmar≈ 676 thousand km²
38Kingdom of Afghanistan≈ 644 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
49New Zealand≈ 297 thousand km²
50Italy≈ 289 thousand km²
51East Turkestan≈ 273 thousand km²
52Spanish Sahara≈ 269 thousand km²
53Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
54Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia≈ 251 thousand km²
55Socialist Republic of Romania≈ 238 thousand km²
56Second Syrian Republic≈ 187 thousand km²
57Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
58North Yemen≈ 151 thousand km²
59Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
60Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
61Nicaragua≈ 133 thousand km²
62Czechoslovakia≈ 130 thousand km²
63North Korea≈ 129 thousand km²
64Cuba≈ 124 thousand km²
65Kingdom of Greece≈ 116 thousand km²
66Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
67Iceland≈ 112 thousand km²
68People's Republic of Bulgaria≈ 110 thousand km²
69Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
70South Korea≈ 103 thousand km²
71Liberia≈ 100 thousand km²
72Jordan≈ 98 thousand km²
73Hungary≈ 92 thousand km²
74Second Republic of Austria≈ 85 thousand km²
75Panama≈ 82 thousand km²
76Republic of Ireland≈ 75 thousand km²
77Sri Lanka≈ 74 thousand km²
78Bhutan≈ 71 thousand km²
79Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
80Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
81Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
82Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
83Netherlands≈ 38 thousand km²
84Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
85Belgium≈ 31 thousand km²
86People's Socialist Republic of Albania≈ 28 thousand km²
87Israel≈ 23 thousand km²
88El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
89New Hebrides≈ 17 thousand km²
90Lebanon≈ 9,810 km²
91Kingdom of Sikkim (Indian protectorate)≈ 6,572 km²
92Palestinians≈ 5,477 km²
93Luxembourg≈ 2,316 km²
94Andorra≈ 380 km²
95Tangier International Zone≈ 275 km²
96Monaco≈ 94 km²

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

Soviet UnionFrench AfricaUnited StatesCanadaBrazilScramble for AfricaAustraliaRepublic of China (1912–1949)IndiaArgentinaBelgian CongoDenmarkChinese Communist PartyEstado Novo (Portugal)South AfricaMexicoSaudi ArabiaPahlavi dynastyDutch East IndiesMongolian People's RepublicBritish EmpirePeruGold Coast (British colony)ColombiaEthiopiaBoliviaPakistanKingdom of EgyptVenezuelaTibetFrancoist SpainChileFrench IndochinaTurkeyFrench Fourth RepublicGreat BritainMyanmarKingdom of AfghanistanThailandPapua New GuineaSwedenKingdom of IraqNorwayIndonesiaParaguay

New countries in this frame (9)

Myanmar · New Zealand · Socialist Republic of Romania · North Korea · People's Republic of Bulgaria · South Korea · Israel · Sri Lanka · Palestinians

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

British Raj · Kingdom of Romania · Hyderabad State · Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) · Kingdom of Bulgaria

Directions of expansion (3)

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

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