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

Use negative years for BCE.

Legend

  • 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

224 cases. The map shows the same set.

Cases shown on the atlas, with collection, region and locator description
CaseCollectionRegionMap
Ingria Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Ingush self-determination Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Ireland Historical independence Europe
Jamaica Historical independence Caribbean
Kabylia Independence movements North Africa
Kachin self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Kalmykia Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Kamtapur political-status movements Independence movements South Asia
Kanaky / New Caledonia Independence movements Oceania and the Pacific
Karakalpakstan political-status movements Independence movements Central Asia
Karelia Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Karen self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Karenni self-determination Independence movements East Asia
Kashmir political status and self-determination Political status and decolonisation South Asia
Kenya Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Khalistan movement Independence movements South Asia
Khmer Krom self-determination Independence movements East Asia
Komi Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Kosovo Independence movements Europe
Kurdish self-determination Independence movements West Asia
Kurdish self-determination in Iran Independence movements West Asia
Kurdish self-determination in Syria Independence movements West Asia
Kurdish self-determination in Türkiye Independence movements West Asia
Kurdistan Region of Iraq Independence movements West Asia
Ladakh political-status movements Autonomy and Indigenous self-government South Asia
Lakota sovereignty projects Historical independence North America
Latvia Historical independence Europe
Lezgin self-determination Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Lithuania Historical independence Europe
Mā'ohi / French Polynesian political status Independence movements Oceania and the Pacific