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Map of China and East Asia in 2000

In 2000, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 17 states, empires and other polities in China and East Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and Mongolia. The Russian Federation reached well beyond China and East Asia: its whole territory measured about 33.6 million km².

See this map live. The interactive map opens on China and East Asia in 2000. Zoom in, move the year slider to watch the borders change, or ask the history guide a question and it draws the answer on the map.

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Atlas map: Two Transitions Compared (2000)
FROM THE ATLAS · REMAKING THE STATE, CHAPTER 12: TWO TRANSITIONS COMPARED (2000)

States and empires in China and East Asia in 2000

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
People's Republic of China Wikipedia7.8 million km²9.4 million km²1950–2024
Russian Federation Wikipedia2.5 million km²33.6 million km²1992–2024
Mongolia Wikipedia1.6 million km²1.6 million km²1992–2024
Union of Myanmar Wikipedia644,000 km²678,000 km²1820–2024
Japan413,000 km²413,000 km²1947–2024
Kingdom of Thailand Wikipedia387,000 km²524,000 km²1932–2024
Republic of India Wikipedia311,000 km²3.2 million km²1947–2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic Wikipedia230,000 km²230,000 km²1976–2024
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Wikipedia206,000 km²339,000 km²1976–2024
People's Republic of Bangladesh Wikipedia145,000 km²145,000 km²1972–2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Wikipedia127,000 km²127,000 km²1948–2024
Republic of Korea105,000 km²105,000 km²1948–2024
Republic of the Philippines Wikipedia100,000 km²345,000 km²1947–2024
Republic of China41,000 km²41,000 km²1950–2024
Kingdom of Bhutan Wikipedia41,000 km²41,000 km²1636–2024
Kingdom of Cambodia Wikipedia19,000 km²185,000 km²1540–2024
Nepal Wikipedia1,850 km²149,000 km²1775–2024

"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 1990

New on the map: Russian Federation, Mongolia, Kingdom of Cambodia.

Gone from the map: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Mongolian People's Republic, State of Cambodia, British Empire, Portugal.

What comes next: 2010

Between 2000 and 2010 the data shows the same states in China and East Asia; their borders may still have moved.

Read the history of 2000

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

Questions about this map

Which countries were in China and East Asia in 2000?

The map data draws 17 states and other polities in China and East Asia in 2000. The largest by land were the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Mongolia, the Union of Myanmar and Japan.

What was the largest empire in China and East Asia in 2000?

Of the states on this map, the Russian Federation held the most land in total: about 33.6 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore China and East Asia in 2000 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 2000, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

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.

China in other years

Other regions in 2000