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Year

The world in 1945

In 1945 the atlas holds 421 states standing across 6 regions. 161 things began that year - Indonesia, Computer and Cold War among them - and 97 ended; 97 people were born and 167 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1940s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1945

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

States 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 98

and 88 more in the atlas.

Regime change 2

Unrest and atrocity 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Natural disasters 2

Treaties 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Works and ideas 6

What ended in 1945

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

States 27

and 17 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 60

and 50 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 7

Famine and plague 2

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1945 97

and 81 more in the atlas.

Died in 1945 167

and 151 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1945

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: 88 statesEurope88Middle East and North Africa: 51 statesMiddle East and North Africa51Sub-Saharan Africa: 22 statesSub-Saharan Africa22South Asia: 154 statesSouth Asia154East and Southeast Asia: 66 statesEast and Southeast Asia66Americas and Oceania: 35 statesAmericas and Oceania35Location unknown: 5 statesLocation unknown5

Europe88 states

and 78 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa51 states

and 41 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa22 states

and 12 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia154 states

and 144 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia66 states

and 56 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania35 states

and 25 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown5 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1920 – 1970: every state, war and life of 1945 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1945: 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.