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World maps by year · AD 1945

World map in AD 1945

189 polities have borders on the map in AD 1945. Open AD 1945 on the interactive map →

Changes since AD 1940

New on the map (30): American occupation zone in Germany, Austria, Belgium, British Eritrea, British Military Administration of Borneo, British Military Administration of Libya, British Military Administration of Malaya, British Military Administration of Somaliland, British occupation of the Comoros Islands, British occupation zone in Germany, Cambodia, Czechoslovak Republic, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, Democratic Government of Albania, Empire of Japan (1945-1947), Ethiopia (1942-1952), Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory, France, Germany-Luxembourg condominium, Hungarian Republic, Iceland, Indonesia, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, North Vietnam, Poland, Soviet Civil Administration, Tangier International Zone, United States Army Military Government in Korea

No longer on the map (28): Kingdom of Hungary, Dutch East Indies, Monaco, New Caledonia, German Reich, North Borneo, Johore Protectorate, Indochinese Union, British Protectorate of Brunei, British Protectorate of Sarawak, Federated Malay States, Kwangchowan, Kedah Protectorate, Kelantan Protectorate, Perlis Protectorate, Trengganu Protectorate, Kingdom of Iceland, Tuvan People's Republic, Lebanese Republic, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Empire of Japan (1931-1945), Manchukuo, Italian Libya, Italian East Africa, Italian protectorate of Albania, Slovak Republic, French State, Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France

States and empires in AD 1945

Battles, AD 1945 – AD 1949

Volcanic eruptions (VEI ≥ 4), AD 1945 – AD 1949

Significant earthquakes, AD 1945 – AD 1949

The 20 strongest of 94.

31 witnessed meteorite falls were recorded in AD 1945 – AD 1949.

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.