Atlas

Each point is a locator for a published case’s geographical context — not a border, capital or claim. Everything on the map is also in the list below, which works without the map.

Historical period

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  • Independence movements
  • Political status and decolonisation
  • Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
  • Historical independence
  • Unification and territorial transfer
  • Group of nearby locators — select to zoom

Shapes and colours never indicate legitimacy; collections are also named in the list.

Map data and boundary policy

Basemap: Natural Earth 4.1.0 land polygons (world-atlas@2.0.2), Public domain (Natural Earth terms of use). Land polygons only. No political boundaries are drawn by the basemap. Case boundaries appear only from approved, sourced geometry records, each labelled with its layer type, dates and provenance. Map policy.

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Cases on the map

76 cases matching Historical independence. The map shows the same set.

Cases shown on the atlas, with collection, region and locator description
CaseCollectionRegionMap
Ireland Historical independence Europe
Jamaica Historical independence Caribbean
Kachin self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Karen self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Kenya Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Lakota sovereignty projects Historical independence North America
Latvia Historical independence Europe
Lithuania Historical independence Europe
Madagascar Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Malta Historical independence Europe
Mauritius Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Mexico Historical independence North America
Miskitu self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
Montenegro Historical independence Europe
Montserrat political status Political status and decolonisation Caribbean
Moro / Bangsamoro self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Mozambique Historical independence Southern Africa
Myanmar (Burma) Historical independence Southeast Asia
Namibia Historical independence Southern Africa
Nevis political status Political status and decolonisation Caribbean
New England independence proposals Independence movements North America
Newfoundland political-status movements Historical independence North America
Norway Historical independence Europe
Pakistan Historical independence South Asia
Papua New Guinea Historical independence Oceania and the Pacific
Philippines Historical independence Southeast Asia
Riau independence proposals Historical independence East Asia
Rif political-status movements Historical independence North Africa
Rotuman self-determination Historical independence Oceania and the Pacific
Samoa Historical independence Oceania and the Pacific