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Map of India and South Asia in 2000

In 2000, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 17 states, empires and other polities in India and South Asia. By the land they held inside this region, the largest were the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The People's Republic of China reached well beyond India and South Asia: its whole territory measured about 9.4 million km².

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States and empires in India and South Asia in 2000

StateIn this regionWhole stateIn the data
Republic of India Wikipedia3.2 million km²3.2 million km²1947–2024
People's Republic of China Wikipedia2.0 million km²9.4 million km²1950–2024
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Wikipedia877,000 km²877,000 km²1947–2024
Union of Myanmar Wikipedia629,000 km²678,000 km²1820–2024
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)561,000 km²561,000 km²1996–2001
Islamic Republic of Iran Wikipedia327,000 km²1.6 million km²1979–2024
Nepal Wikipedia149,000 km²149,000 km²1775–2024
People's Republic of Bangladesh Wikipedia145,000 km²145,000 km²1972–2024
Turkmenistan Wikipedia115,000 km²468,000 km²1992–2024
Republic of Indonesia Wikipedia103,000 km²2.0 million km²1946–2024
Islamic State of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance) Wikipedia80,000 km²83,000 km²1979–2024
Sri Lanka Wikipedia74,000 km²74,000 km²1948–2024
Kingdom of Thailand Wikipedia67,000 km²524,000 km²1932–2024
Republic of Tajikistan Wikipedia44,000 km²142,000 km²1992–2024
Kingdom of Bhutan Wikipedia41,000 km²41,000 km²1636–2024
Sultanate of Oman Wikipedia13,000 km²315,000 km²1744–2024
Republic of Uzbekistan Wikipedia9,490 km²414,000 km²1992–2024

"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: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban), Turkmenistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan.

Gone from the map: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

What comes next: 2010

Gone by 2010: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban).

Questions about this map

Which countries were in India and South Asia in 2000?

The map data draws 17 states and other polities in India and South Asia in 2000. The largest by land were the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Union of Myanmar and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban).

What was the largest empire in India and South Asia in 2000?

Of the states on this map, the People's Republic of China held the most land in total: about 9.4 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore India and South 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.

India in other years

Other regions in 2000