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	ANTARCTICAWORLDAFRICAAMERICASNorth AmericaCocosJuan de FucaNorthern AmericaCaribbeanSouth AmericaNazcaSouthern AmericaScotiaANTARCTICAEurasiaASIAArabian PeninsulaNorth AsiaIndian SubcontinentEUROPEOCEANIAAustralasiaPacificPhilippines SeaZealandia	19411900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023	04 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec	0601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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Independent & Semi-Independent Polities

Rebel Entities & Governments in Exile

Protectorates & Mandates

Federated & Regionalised Polities

Territories & Dependencies

ARGENTINE ANTARCTICA

ARGENTINE ANTARCTICA Sector  (Omond House on Laurie Island)

Sector de ANTÁRTIDA ARGENTINA (es)  (Omond House)

AUSTRAL AND ANTARCTIC LANDS

Territories of AUSTRAL AND ANTARCTIC LANDS  (Port Couvreux [v])

Territoires des TERRES AUSTRALES ET ANTARCTIQUES (fr)  (Port Couvreux)

AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

Australian Antarctic Territory : AAT  ((Hobart))

Australian Antarctic Territory : AAT (en)  ((Hobart))

BOUVET

Dependency of BOUVET  (Cape Circoncision [v])

Avhengighet Norske BOUVETØYA (nb) + Avhengighet Norske BOUVET-ØYA (nn)  (Kapp Circoncision)

CHILEAN ANTARCTICA

Zone of CHILEAN ANTARCTICA [Chilean Claim]  ((Puerto Williams))

Zona de la ANTÁRTICA CHILENA : Zona Sur (es)  ((Puerto Williams))

HEARD ISLAND AND MACDONALD ISLANDS

Territory of HEARD ISLAND AND MACDONALD ISLANDS  ((London) + Heard Island [q])

Territory of HEARD ISLAND AND MACDONALD ISLANDS (en)  ((London) + Heard Island)

MARIE BYRD LAND

United States Territory of MARIE BYRD LAND  ((Eights Coast))

United States Territory of MARIE BYRD LAND (en)  ((Eights Coast))

PETER THE FIRST ISLAND

Dependency of PETER THE FIRST ISLAND  ((London))

Norsk avhengighet av Peter den Første øya : PETER EIN ØY (nb) + Norsk avhengighet av Peter den Første øya : PETER EIN ØY (nn)  ((London))

PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLANDS

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS Group  (Marion)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS Group (en)  (Marion)

QUEEN MAUD LAND

Territory of QUEEN MAUD LAND  ((London))

Norsk DRONNING MAUDS LAND (nb) + Norsk DRONNING MAUDS LAND (nn)  ((London))

ROSS

New Zealand Antarctic Territory of ROSS DEPENDENCY  (Discovery Hut)

ROSS Dependency (en)  (Discovery Hut)

SOUTH POLE

SOUTH POLE Zone  (Polheim)

SOUTH POLE Zone (en)  (Polheim)

WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND

Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND  ((Port Stanley) + (Puerto Williams))

Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND (en) + Sector en la TIERRA DE ELLSWORTH OCCIDENTAL (es)  ((Port Stanley) + (Puerto Williams))

International Organisations or Groupings (selective list)

   ethnia.org aims to find the countries, territories, governments, administrative divisions and main international organisations that have existed during the 20th century.

Current depth of investigation: . [red: country considered completed, rose: 1 level yet to complete, white: 2 levels yet to complete]

   For an idea on how was built the site, see the following documentary link of wikipedia [fr] : Modèle:Infobox

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 General Internet Sources

   * Base géographique, Archives nationales d'outre-mer (FR). For the administrative divisions of the former French dependencies.
   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
   * World History at KMLA, by Alexander Ganse (DE). For historical maps and links by country.
   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

 General Printed References

   * Atlas des empires and other books of Gérard Chaliand, ed. Payot (FR). General historical geopolitic data.
   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
   * Flags Through the Ages and Accross the World, by Whitney Smith, ed. McGraw (US). Flags of the world.
   * Fragments d'Europe, by Michel Foucher, ed. Fayard (FR). For the post-Soviet Union polities.
   * L'État du Monde, ed. La Découverte (FR). Yearly geopolitic cover of the world.
   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

    + the other sources are added according to the consulted entity.

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