Historical map · 2010

Map of Asia in 2010

In 2010, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 85 states, empires and other polities in Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India. The Russian Federation reached well beyond Asia: its whole territory measured about 33.7 million km².

States and empires in Asia in 2010

Also on the map: Republic of Tajikistan, Zambia, State of Eritrea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Romania, Republic of Korea, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Republic of Armenia, Republic of China, Kingdom of Bhutan, Republic of Latvia, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Estonia, State of Israel, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of Burundi, Republic of Djibouti, Timor-Leste, Third Hellenic Republic, Kuwait, Republic of Lithuania, State of Qatar, Malawi, Lebanon, Sultanate of Brunei, Republic of Cyprus, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognised only by Turkey), Transnistria (unrecognised breakaway state), Mozambique, United States of America, South Ossetia (unrecognised breakaway state), Commonwealth of Australia, Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Singapore, United Kingdom, Palau, French Fifth Republic.

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 2000

New on the map: Timor-Leste.

Gone from the map: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban), East Timor (UN administration), Chechnya (Second Chechen War).

What comes next: 2020

Appear by 2020: South Sudan, Contested areas of Syria and Iraq (source outline from 2014), State of Libya.

Gone by 2020: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Read the history of 2010

Guided atlas chapters set near this date, each with its own map, causes and consequences:

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  Two Transitions ComparedRemaking the State · chapter 12 · 2000

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

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Other regions in 2010

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