Territorial change of Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

“Soviet Union”(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1922 to 1991. Its territory was largest in AD 1946, at ≈ 24.47 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1946 – 1946 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 1946: number 83 of 1.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Qing dynasty — 88 frames
• Kazakh Khanate — 84 frames
• Swedish Empire — 82 frames
• Ottoman Empire — 73 frames
• Denmark–Norway — 65 frames
• Kingdom of England — 62 frames
• Qajar dynasty — 57 frames
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth — 56 frames
• Finland — 50 frames
• Norway — 42 frames
• Turkey — 38 frames
• Mongolian People's Republic — 37 frames
• Union between Sweden and Norway — 37 frames
• German Empire — 36 frames
• Kingdom of France — 34 frames
• Kalmyk Khanate — 34 frames
• Pahlavi dynasty — 33 frames
• Austrian Empire — 31 frames
• Empire of Japan — 30 frames
• Astrakhan Khanate — 30 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 29 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic · Interwar Latvia

Succeeded by: Russia · Ukraine · Belarus · Moldova · Georgia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.

Wikipedia (English) “Soviet Union”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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