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AFGHANISTAN
Other names: Afġānistān, Empire of Afghanistan, Emirate
of Afghanistan, Kingdom of Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate
of Afghanistan
Exile
Government (1988-1992)
Kabul
(1747-1901)
Herat
(1747-1881)
Kandahar
(Qandahar)(1708-1881)
Peshawar
(1747-1823)
Ghazni
(1879-1880)
Andkhui
Badakhshan
Khulm
Konduz
(Qonudz)
Maimana
Sar-i-Pul
Shibarhan
ARMENIA: see under Europe
AZERBAIJAN: see under Europe
BANGLADESH
Other names: Bangla, Bengal, East Bengal, East Pakistan
BHUTAN
Other names: Dru Gäkhap, Kingdom of Bhutan
BRITISH
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
Other names: BIOT, Oil Islands, Chagos Archipelago,
Diego Garcia
BRUNEI
Other names: Brunei Darussalam, Sultanate of Brunei
CAMBODIA
Other names: Kâmpŭchéa, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea,
Cambodge
Democratic
Kampuchea in Exile (1979-1998)
CHINA
Other names: Great Ming Realm, Great Qing Empire, Chinese
Empire, Republic of China, People's Republic of China,
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Chinese
Empire
Taiping
Shengping
Dacheng
Pingnan
Guo (in Yunnan)
Republic
of China under the Warlords (1911-1928)
Independent
Military governments (1913-1917)
Republic
of China under Nationalists (1917-1949)
Soviet Republic
of China (1931-1937)
Alternative
governments of the Republic of China
Japanese
occupied China (1937-1945)
People's
Republic of China
Communist
Regional Governments of North China (1948-1949)
Manchukuo
Inner Mongolia
(Mengjiang)
Kashgaria,
East Turkestan
Dörben
Oyirad (Dzungaria)
Qomul
(Kumul)
Tibet
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CHRISTMAS
ISLAND
COCOS
ISLANDS
Other names: Keeling Islands, Kingdom of the Cocos
Islands
CYPRUS: see under Europe
EAST TIMOR: see TIMOR-LESTE
GEORGIA: see under Europe
INDIA
Other names: Empire of Hind, Moghul Empire, British
India, British Indian Empire, Dominion of India,
Republic of India, India that is Bharat
Provisional
Government of Free India (1943-45)
British
East India Company (1783-1858)
Jammu
and Kashmir (to 1952)
Ladakh
(to 1842)
Danish
India
Dutch
India
French
India
French
India Dependencies
Ostend
Company
Portuguese
India (Goa)
Portuguese
India Dependencies
Sikkim
(to 1975)
INDONESIA
Other names: East Indies, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch
East Indies, Republic of the United States of Indonesia,
Islamic State of Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia
Bantam
(1603-1682)
Bencoolen
(1685-1825)
Netherlands
New Guinea (1944-1963)
South Moluccas
(1950-1952)
South Moluccas
in Exile (from 1952)
Spice
Islands
Ambon
Banda
Islands (1810-1817)
IRAN
Other names: Persia, Empire/Kingdom of Iran, Islamic
Republic of Iran
Allied
occupations (1914-18, 1941-46)
Republic
of Iran in Exile (from 1981)
Gilan
Khorasan
(Khurasan)
Azerbaijan
(Tabriz) (1920, 1945-46)
Kurdistan
(Mahabad) (1945-46)
British
Residency of the Persian Gulf at Bushire
Portuguese
Hormuz
Iranian Khanates
Ardebil
Khoy
Khurasan
Khuzestan
(Arabistan)
Mak
Mohammerah
Sarab
Tabriz
JAPAN
Other names: Empire of Japan, Nippon
Allied
occupation (1945-52)
Ezo
republic (1869)
Ryukyu
Islands and Okinawa
Bonin and
Volcano Islands
Dutch
Deshima (Dejima)
English
Hirado
Portuguese
Nagasaki
KAZAKHSTAN
Other names: Kazakh Khanate, Kazakh Soviet Socialist
Republic, Alash-Orda
NORTH
KOREA
Other names: People's Democratic Republic of Korea, DPRK
SOUTH
KOREA
Other names: Kuryo, Joseon, Choson, Great Choson
Realm,Kingdom of Korea, Great Han Empire, Empire
of Korea, Chosen, Republic of Korea, ROK
KYRGYZSTAN
Other names: Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Kyrgyz
Republic, Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast, Alay Kyrgyz
LAOS
Other names: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao,
Kingdom of Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Luang Phra
Bang (Lan Xang)
Wiang
Chhan (Viang Chan)
Champasak
(Nakhon Champasak)
Xiang
Khuang
MALAYSIA
Other names: Straits Settlements, Federated Malay states,
Unfederated Malay states, Malaya, Malay Federation,
Federation of Malaya
Federated
Malay states
MALDIVES
Other names: Dhivehi Raa'je, Sultanate of the Maldives,
Republic of the Maldives, Maldive Islands
United
Suvadive Republic (1959-63)
MONGOLIA
Other names: Mongyol ulus, Bogd Haan State, Mongolian
People's Republic
MYANMAR
Other names: Burma, Pegu, Kingdom of Awa, Kingdom of
Burma, Upper Burma, Lower Burma, Union of Burma,
Republic of Burma, Socialist Republic of the Union
of Burma, Myanmar, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
NEPAL
Other names: Kingdom of Nepal, Federal Democratic
Republic of Nepal
Bhaktapura
Kantipura
Lalitapura
Gorkha
Mustang
(Mastang) (to 2008)
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PAKISTAN
Other names: West Pakistan, Dominion of Pakistan, Republic
of Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Azad Kashmir
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Other names: German New Guinea; North East New Guinea;
British New Guinea; Papua; Territory of New Guinea and
Papua
North East
New Guinea
Papua
Bougainville
Island
PARACEL
and SPRATLY ISLANDS
PHILIPPINES
Other names: Republika ng Pilipinas, Islas
Filipinas
Cordillera
Administrative Region
Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Negros
Republic
Katagalugan
Republic
Zamboanga
Republic
Maguindanao
Buayan
Sulu
RUSSIA: see under Europe
SINGAPORE
Other names: Republic of Singapore, State of Singapore,
Singapura, Straits Settlements, Syonan
Straits
Settlements (1826-1946)
SRI LANKA
Other names: Ceylon, Cilao, Lanka, Udarata (Kandy)
Udarata
(Kandy)
Sri Lanka Provinces
Central
Eastern
North
Central
North
Eastern (1988-2006)
North
Western
Sabaragamuwa
Southern
Uva
Western
TAIWAN
Other names: Tong-ning, Tayowan, Isla Hermosa, Formosa,
Republic of Taiwan, Province of Taiwan, Republic of China,
Chinese Taipei, ROC
Dutch
Tayowan
Spanish
Formosa (Isla Hermosa)
Provinces:
Province
of Taiwan (1945-2018)
Province
of Fukien (1949-2019)
Province
of Chekiang (1949-1955)
Special municipalities
Taipei
Kaohsioung
Sinbei
Taichung
Tainan
Taoyuan
City
TAJIKISTAN
Other names: Jumhurii Tojikiston, Tadzhik Soviet Socialist
Republic, Tajik Republic, Republic of Tajikistan
Tadzhik Soviet
Socialist Republic
Gorno-Badakshan
THAILAND
Other names: Ratcha Anachak Thai, Siam, Kingdom of Siam,
Kingdom of Thailand, Ayutthaya, Sukhothai,
Thonburi, Krung Thep
Lanna
(Chiang Mai)
Lampang
Lamphun
Mae Hong Son
Nan
Patani
Songkhla
TIMOR-LESTE: see AUSTRALIA
& PACIFIC
TURKMENISTAN
Other names: Türkmenistan, Turkmenia, Turkmen Soviet
Socialist Republic, Merv, Tanscaspian oblast
TURKEY: see under Europe
UZBEKISTAN
Other names: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi, Uzbek Soviet
Socialist, Bukhara, Kokand, Khorazm, Khiva,
Karakalpakstan, Turkestan
Karakalpakstan
Turkestan
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1918-1922)
Uzbek Soviet
Socialist Republic
Bukhara
Kokand
(Khuqand)(Fergana)
Tashkent
Khorazm
(Khiva)
VIETNAM
Other names: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam, Dai
Viet quoc, Viet Nam quoc, Dai Nam, Annam, Great Viet
Realm, Viet Nam Realm, Cochin China, Cochinchine, French
Indochina, Indo-Chine Française, North Vietnam,
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, South Vietnam, Republic
of South Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Empire of
Vietnam
Trinh
and Nguyen Rulers
Tay
Son period
Champa
(Panduranga)
Pulo
Condore Island
French
Indochina
Annam
Tonkin
French
Cochinchina
South Vietnam
Provisional
Revolutionary ("Vietcong") Government
(1969-75)
North Vietnam
Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Yemen: see MIDDLE EAST
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