List of national border changes (1914–present) explained

Since World War I, there have been many changes in borders between nations, detailed below. For information on border changes from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1914, see the list of national border changes (1815–1914). Cases are only listed where there have been changes in borders, not necessarily including changes in ownership of a territory. For instance, many European colonies in Africa became independent without any adjustment to their borders, although some did have many changes. Also mentioned are some de facto changes, not recognized by the international community, such as Crimea, and South Ossetia.

Over 40% of the world’s borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. The British and French drew the modern borders of the Middle East, the borders of Africa, in Asia after the independence of the British Raj and French Indochina and the borders of Europe after World War I as victors, as a result of the Paris treaties. [1] [2] [3] As a result of New Imperialism, the European countries with the most colonies throughout history were: the United Kingdom (130), France (90), Portugal (52), Spain (44), the Netherlands (29), Germany (20), Russia (17), Denmark (9), Sweden (8), Italy (7), Norway (6), and Belgium (3).[4]

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

World maps showing borders

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See also

Notes and References

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  2. Lovejoy, Paul E. (2012). Transformations of Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa. London: Cambridge University Press.
  3. Martin Klein, "Slave Descent and Social Status in Sahara and Sudan", in Reconfiguring Slavery: West African Trajectories, ed. Benedetta Rossi (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2009), 29.
  4. Web site: A map of Europe based on how many colonies each country had. 2023-09-26 . 2023-09-26.
  5. Web site: International Boundary Study No. 10: Libya–Sudan Boundary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926145326/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS010.pdf . 2007-09-26., United States Department of State, October 16, 1961
  6. Web site: International Boundary Study No. 1: Algeria–Libya banaba . 2007-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926145324/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS001.pdf . 2007-09-26 . dead., United States Department of State, April 28, 1961
  7. Web site: International Boundary Study No. 3 (Revised): Chad–Libya Boundary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060916034849/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS003.pdf . 2006-09-16., United States Department of State, December 15, 1978
  8. Web site: UN Resolution 390 A (V) passed to federate Eritrea with Ethiopia . zantana . 28 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Occupation during and after the War (China) . 2018-08-21. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
  10. Web site: RossTuva ТЫВА Tuva . hubert-herald.nl. 2024-06-28.
  11. Web site: China and Japan - Treaty for the settlement of outstanding questions relative to Shantung, signed at Washington February 4, 1922. www.worldlii.org. 2024-07-10.
  12. Encyclopedia: Constitutional Framework. Robert L.. Andrea Matles. Savada. 21600294. 175–178. Washington, D.C.. 2nd. Worden. Ristaino. 0-16-029462-2. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. 1991. Mongolia: a country study. Marcia R..
  13. News: 4 November 2021. Qatar completes border demarcation with Saudi Arabia. Doha News . 9 November 2021.
  14. Web site: Ukraine declares its independence | January 22, 1918 .
  15. Web site: The world’s smallest sovereign state was born on February 11, 1929, with the signing of the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy. 24 July 2024. Vatican City turns 91. Vatican News. 11 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Legal Status of Eastern Greenland. 24 July 2024. WorldCourts.
  17. Web site: Case concerning the Legal Status of the South-Eastern Territory of Greenland. 24 July 2024. WorldCourts.
  18. Web site: Treaty of Peace with Italy (volume 49, number 747, article 21) . United Nations . Treaties and International Agreements Registered or Filed and Recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations . 1950.
  19. Web site: Vertrag zwischen der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft und dem Fürstentum Liechtenstein über eine allgemeine Revision der Landesgrenze im Abschnitt Rhein–Würznerhorn. Fedlex. German.
  20. Web site: Convention entre la Confédération Suisse et la République Italienne concernant une modification de la frontière dans le Val di Lei. Fedlex. French.
  21. News: Belgium and the Netherlands Swap Land, and Remain Friends . Dan . Bilefsky . The New York Times . 28 November 2016 . 18 March 2019 . NYTimes.com.
  22. Web site: Lithuanian-Russian 2003 Border Treaty and Land Swap . Jan S. Krogh's Geosite . 16 October 2017.
  23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3028825.stm Timeline: Papua New Guinea