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
Madagascar Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Malta Historical independence Europe
Manipuri independence movement Independence movements South Asia
Māori sovereignty / tino rangatiratanga Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Oceania and the Pacific
Mapuche self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
Martinique independence Independence movements Caribbean
Mauritius Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
Mexico Historical independence North America
Miskitu self-determination Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Latin America
Mizo independence history Independence movements South Asia
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
Mthwakazi / Matabeleland independence advocacy Independence movements Southern Africa
Myanmar (Burma) Historical independence Southeast Asia
Naga self-determination / Nagalim Independence movements South Asia
Nagorno-Karabakh / Artsakh Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
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
Niger Delta political-status movements Autonomy and Indigenous self-government West Africa
Niue constitutional history Political status and decolonisation Oceania and the Pacific
Norfolk Island self-government Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Oceania and the Pacific
Northern Cyprus Independence movements Europe
Northern Ireland Independence movements Europe
Norway Historical independence Europe
Nunavut and Inuit self-government Autonomy and Indigenous self-government North America
Occitania Independence movements Europe