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Year

The world in 1921

In 1921 the atlas holds 412 states standing across 6 regions. 66 things began that year - Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kronstadt rebellion and Bloody Mary among them - and 22 ended; 85 people were born and 62 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1920s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1921

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

Regime change 1

Unrest and atrocity 17

and 7 more in the atlas.

Famine and plague 2

Treaties 12

and 2 more in the atlas.

Works and ideas 8

What ended in 1921

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 8

Unrest and atrocity 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1921 85

and 69 more in the atlas.

Died in 1921 62

and 46 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1921

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 76 statesEurope76Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 25 statesSub-Saharan Africa25South Asia: 156 statesSouth Asia156East and Southeast Asia: 52 statesEast and Southeast Asia52Americas and Oceania: 36 statesAmericas and Oceania36Location unknown: 7 statesLocation unknown7

Europe76 states

and 66 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa60 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa25 states

and 15 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia156 states

and 146 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia52 states

and 42 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania36 states

and 26 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown7 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1896 – 1946: every state, war and life of 1921 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1921: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.