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
Sicily Independence movements Europe
Silesian political-status movements Independence movements Europe
Sindhi independence / Sindhudesh Independence movements South Asia
Slovenia Historical independence Europe
Somaliland Political status and decolonisation East Africa and the Horn
South Moluccas Historical independence East Asia
South Ossetia Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
South Sudan Historical independence East Africa and the Horn
South Tyrol Independence movements Europe
South Yemen independence Independence movements West Asia
Southern Azerbaijani political-status movements Independence movements West Asia
Southern Brazilian separatism Historical independence Latin America
Southern / Inner Mongolian self-determination Independence movements East Asia
Suriname Historical independence Latin America
Taiwan political status Political status and decolonisation East Asia
Talysh self-determination Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Tamil Eelam Historical independence South Asia
Tanna separatist episodes Historical independence Oceania and the Pacific
Tatarstan Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Texas independence advocacy Independence movements North America
Tibetan political-status movements Autonomy and Indigenous self-government East Asia
Tigrayan political-status movements Political status and decolonisation East Africa and the Horn
Timor-Leste Historical independence Southeast Asia
Tokelau political status Political status and decolonisation Oceania and the Pacific
Torres Strait Islander self-government Autonomy and Indigenous self-government Oceania and the Pacific
Transnistria Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas
Tripuri independence and self-government movements Independence movements South Asia
Tuareg self-determination beyond Azawad Independence movements West Africa
Turks and Caicos political status Political status and decolonisation Caribbean
Tuva Independence movements Caucasus, Russia and neighbouring areas