World History Maps Interactive Historical Atlas

Countries of the World since 2000

 

 

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Index to Maps

Note: maps are as of the start of the year indicated.  Changes listed below which occurred in a given year are reflected on the following map.

2000

2001

2002
20 May 2002 - East Timor independent from Indonesia.

2003

2004

2005
August 2005 - Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip ended.

2006
8 June 2006 - Union of Serbia and Montenegro dissolved. Montenegro and Serbia become independent states.

2007

2008
17 February 2008 - Kosovo independent from Serbia, not recognized by all countries.
30 August 2008 - Abkhazia and South Ossetia independent from Georgia, not recognized by all countries.

2009

2010

2011
9 July 2011 - South Sudan independent from Sudan.

2012

2013

2014
18 March 2014 - Russian annexation of Crimea, not recognized by all countries.

2015

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