World map in AD 1960 — territory by country

Frame AD 1960 — world borders from AD 1960 to AD 1960. 107 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Soviet Union (≈ 21.98 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (107, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Soviet Union≈ 21.98 million km²
2United States≈ 10.15 million km²
3Canada≈ 10.03 million km²
4China≈ 9.36 million km²
5Brazil≈ 8.53 million km²
6French Fifth Republic≈ 8.47 million km²
7Australia≈ 7.79 million km²
8Scramble for Africa≈ 3.63 million km²
9India≈ 3.16 million km²
10Argentina≈ 2.79 million km²
11Sudan≈ 2.48 million km²
12Democratic Republic of the Congo≈ 2.31 million km²
13Denmark≈ 2.27 million km²
14Estado Novo (Portugal)≈ 2.20 million km²
15South Africa≈ 2.06 million km²
16Indonesia≈ 2.02 million km²
17Mexico≈ 2.00 million km²
18Saudi Arabia≈ 1.92 million km²
19Pahlavi dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
20Kingdom of Libya≈ 1.61 million km²
21Mongolian People's Republic≈ 1.57 million km²
22Mali Federation≈ 1.45 million km²
23Peru≈ 1.30 million km²
24Ethiopia≈ 1.25 million km²
25United Arab Republic≈ 1.20 million km²
26Colombia≈ 1.15 million km²
27Bolivia≈ 1.09 million km²
28Pakistan≈ 1.02 million km²
29Great Britain≈ 1.01 million km²
30Gold Coast (British colony)≈ 954 thousand km²
31Venezuela≈ 937 thousand km²
32Francoist Spain≈ 814 thousand km²
33Chile≈ 803 thousand km²
34Turkey≈ 768 thousand km²
35Myanmar≈ 676 thousand km²
36Somalia≈ 646 thousand km²
37Kingdom of Afghanistan≈ 644 thousand km²
38Madagascar≈ 616 thousand km²
39British Empire≈ 579 thousand km²
40Thailand≈ 522 thousand km²
41Papua New Guinea≈ 477 thousand km²
42Sweden≈ 458 thousand km²
43Iraq≈ 434 thousand km²
44Cameroon≈ 424 thousand km²
45Norway≈ 421 thousand km²
46Japan≈ 411 thousand km²
47Morocco≈ 406 thousand km²
48Paraguay≈ 402 thousand km²
49Philippines≈ 344 thousand km²
50Finland≈ 337 thousand km²
51Poland≈ 315 thousand km²
52New Zealand≈ 297 thousand km²
53Italy≈ 289 thousand km²
54Spanish Sahara≈ 269 thousand km²
55Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
56Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia≈ 250 thousand km²
57West Germany≈ 247 thousand km²
58Guinea≈ 246 thousand km²
59Ghana≈ 241 thousand km²
60Socialist Republic of Romania≈ 238 thousand km²
61Kingdom of Laos≈ 229 thousand km²
62Cambodia≈ 184 thousand km²
63Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
64South Vietnam≈ 180 thousand km²
65North Vietnam≈ 158 thousand km²
66Tunisia≈ 152 thousand km²
67North Yemen≈ 151 thousand km²
68Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
69Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
70Federation of Malaya≈ 139 thousand km²
71Nicaragua≈ 133 thousand km²
72Czechoslovakia≈ 129 thousand km²
73North Korea≈ 127 thousand km²
74Cuba≈ 124 thousand km²
75Kingdom of Greece≈ 122 thousand km²
76Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
77East Germany≈ 112 thousand km²
78Iceland≈ 112 thousand km²
79People's Republic of Bulgaria≈ 110 thousand km²
80Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
81South Korea≈ 105 thousand km²
82Jordan≈ 104 thousand km²
83Liberia≈ 100 thousand km²
84Hungarian People's Republic≈ 92 thousand km²
85Second Republic of Austria≈ 85 thousand km²
86Panama≈ 82 thousand km²
87Republic of China (1912–1949)≈ 81 thousand km²
88Republic of Ireland≈ 75 thousand km²
89Sri Lanka≈ 74 thousand km²
90Togo≈ 57 thousand km²
91Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
92Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
93Belgian Congo≈ 50 thousand km²
94Bhutan≈ 41 thousand km²
95Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
96Netherlands≈ 38 thousand km²
97Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
98Belgium≈ 31 thousand km²
99People's Socialist Republic of Albania≈ 28 thousand km²
100El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
101Israel≈ 21 thousand km²
102New Hebrides≈ 17 thousand km²
103Lebanon≈ 9,835 km²
104Kingdom of Sikkim (Indian protectorate)≈ 6,572 km²
105Luxembourg≈ 2,405 km²
106Andorra≈ 380 km²
107Monaco≈ 94 km²

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

Soviet UnionUnited StatesCanadaChinaBrazilFrench Fifth RepublicAustraliaScramble for AfricaIndiaArgentinaSudanDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkEstado Novo (Portugal)South AfricaIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaPahlavi dynastyKingdom of LibyaMongolian People's RepublicMali FederationPeruEthiopiaUnited Arab RepublicColombiaBoliviaPakistanGreat BritainGold Coast (British colony)VenezuelaFrancoist SpainChileTurkeyMyanmarSomaliaKingdom of AfghanistanMadagascarBritish EmpireThailandPapua New GuineaSwedenIraqCameroonNorwayJapanMoroccoParaguay

New countries in this frame (10)

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Mali Federation · Somalia · Madagascar · Cameroon · Iraq · Guinea · Cuba · Jordan · Togo

Countries that disappeared in this frame (4)

Arab Federation · Aceh Sultanate · Cuba · Communist Party of Cuba

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