PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1991

In 1991 the atlas holds 272 states standing across 6 regions. 87 things began that year - Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan among them - and 31 ended; 11 people were born and 43 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1990s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1991

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

States 20

and 10 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 30

and 20 more in the atlas.

Regime change 5

Unrest and atrocity 21

and 11 more in the atlas.

Natural disasters 2

Treaties 9

What ended in 1991

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

States 14

and 4 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Treaties 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1991 11

Died in 1991 43

and 27 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1991

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: 70 statesEurope70Middle East and North Africa: 42 statesMiddle East and North Africa42Sub-Saharan Africa: 48 statesSub-Saharan Africa48South Asia: 28 statesSouth Asia28East and Southeast Asia: 33 statesEast and Southeast Asia33Americas and Oceania: 49 statesAmericas and Oceania49Location unknown: 2 statesLocation unknown2

Europe70 states

and 60 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa42 states

and 32 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa48 states

and 38 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia28 states

and 18 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia33 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania49 states

and 39 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown2 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1966 – 2016: every state, war and life of 1991 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1991: 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.