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World map in AD 1940

220 polities have borders on the map in AD 1940.

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AD 1940 · States and empires in AD 1940 (220)

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Recorded coverage compared with AD 1939

Newly covered by recorded outlines (8): Estonia SSR, Finland, French State, Gau Baden, Gau Westmark, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuanian SSR, Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France

Not covered by recorded outlines (13): Belgium, Germany-Luxembourg condominium, Luxembourg, French Republic, British Somaliland, French Protectorate of Annam, French Protectorate of Tonkin, Estonia, Ukrainian SSR, Latvia, Lithuania, Tangier International Zone, British Leased Liugong Island

States and empires in AD 1940

Battles, AD 1940 – AD 1944

Volcanic eruptions (VEI ≥ 4), AD 1940 – AD 1944

Significant earthquakes, AD 1940 – AD 1944

The 20 strongest of 94.

27 witnessed meteorite falls were recorded in AD 1940 – AD 1944.

Sources

Borders: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0 1.0). Battles: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Eruptions: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Earthquakes: NOAA NCEI. Conflict events: UCDP GED (CC BY 4.0). Meteorites: NASA/Meteoritical Society. Full citations.

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