World map in AD 1962 — territory by country

Frame AD 1962 — world borders from AD 1962 to AD 1962. 122 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Soviet Union (≈ 21.98 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (122, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Soviet Union≈ 21.98 million km²
2United States≈ 10.15 million km²
3Canada≈ 10.03 million km²
4China≈ 9.36 million km²
5Brazil≈ 8.53 million km²
6Australia≈ 7.79 million km²
7India≈ 3.17 million km²
8French Fifth Republic≈ 3.03 million km²
9Argentina≈ 2.79 million km²
10East Africa Protectorate≈ 2.68 million km²
11Sudan≈ 2.48 million km²
12Democratic Republic of the Congo≈ 2.31 million km²
13Denmark≈ 2.27 million km²
14Estado Novo (Portugal)≈ 2.20 million km²
15South Africa≈ 2.06 million km²
16Indonesia≈ 2.02 million km²
17Mexico≈ 2.00 million km²
18Saudi Arabia≈ 1.92 million km²
19Pahlavi dynasty≈ 1.62 million km²
20Kingdom of Libya≈ 1.61 million km²
21Mongolian People's Republic≈ 1.57 million km²
22Peru≈ 1.30 million km²
23Chad≈ 1.27 million km²
24Ethiopia≈ 1.25 million km²
25Mali Federation≈ 1.25 million km²
26United Arab Republic≈ 1.20 million km²
27Niger≈ 1.18 million km²
28Colombia≈ 1.15 million km²
29Bolivia≈ 1.09 million km²
30Mauritania≈ 1.04 million km²
31Pakistan≈ 1.02 million km²
32Great Britain≈ 1.01 million km²
33Venezuela≈ 937 thousand km²
34Nigeria≈ 911 thousand km²
35Tanzania≈ 883 thousand km²
36Francoist Spain≈ 814 thousand km²
37Chile≈ 803 thousand km²
38Turkey≈ 768 thousand km²
39Myanmar≈ 676 thousand km²
40Somalia≈ 646 thousand km²
41Kingdom of Afghanistan≈ 644 thousand km²
42Central African Republic≈ 620 thousand km²
43Madagascar≈ 616 thousand km²
44British Empire≈ 579 thousand km²
45Thailand≈ 522 thousand km²
46Papua New Guinea≈ 477 thousand km²
47Cameroon≈ 466 thousand km²
48Sweden≈ 458 thousand km²
49Iraq≈ 434 thousand km²
50Norway≈ 421 thousand km²
51Japan≈ 411 thousand km²
52Morocco≈ 406 thousand km²
53Paraguay≈ 402 thousand km²
54Republic of the Congo≈ 346 thousand km²
55Philippines≈ 344 thousand km²
56Finland≈ 337 thousand km²
57Ivory Coast≈ 322 thousand km²
58Poland≈ 315 thousand km²
59New Zealand≈ 297 thousand km²
60Italy≈ 289 thousand km²
61Burkina Faso≈ 274 thousand km²
62Spanish Sahara≈ 269 thousand km²
63Gabon≈ 265 thousand km²
64Ecuador≈ 263 thousand km²
65Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia≈ 250 thousand km²
66West Germany≈ 247 thousand km²
67Guinea≈ 246 thousand km²
68Ghana≈ 241 thousand km²
69Socialist Republic of Romania≈ 238 thousand km²
70Kingdom of Laos≈ 229 thousand km²
71Senegal≈ 201 thousand km²
72Syria≈ 188 thousand km²
73Cambodia≈ 184 thousand km²
74Uruguay≈ 181 thousand km²
75South Vietnam≈ 180 thousand km²
76North Vietnam≈ 158 thousand km²
77Tunisia≈ 152 thousand km²
78North Yemen≈ 151 thousand km²
79Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
80Nepal≈ 149 thousand km²
81Federation of Malaya≈ 139 thousand km²
82Nicaragua≈ 133 thousand km²
83Czechoslovakia≈ 129 thousand km²
84North Korea≈ 127 thousand km²
85Cuba≈ 124 thousand km²
86Kingdom of Greece≈ 122 thousand km²
87Benin≈ 117 thousand km²
88Honduras≈ 115 thousand km²
89East Germany≈ 112 thousand km²
90Iceland≈ 112 thousand km²
91People's Republic of Bulgaria≈ 110 thousand km²
92Guatemala≈ 109 thousand km²
93South Korea≈ 105 thousand km²
94Jordan≈ 104 thousand km²
95Liberia≈ 100 thousand km²
96Hungarian People's Republic≈ 92 thousand km²
97Second Republic of Austria≈ 85 thousand km²
98Panama≈ 82 thousand km²
99Republic of China (1912–1949)≈ 81 thousand km²
100Republic of Ireland≈ 75 thousand km²
101Sierra Leone≈ 74 thousand km²
102Sri Lanka≈ 74 thousand km²
103Togo≈ 57 thousand km²
104Costa Rica≈ 56 thousand km²
105Dominican Republic≈ 53 thousand km²
106Belgian Congo≈ 50 thousand km²
107Bhutan≈ 41 thousand km²
108Switzerland≈ 41 thousand km²
109Netherlands≈ 38 thousand km²
110Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
111Belgium≈ 31 thousand km²
112People's Socialist Republic of Albania≈ 28 thousand km²
113El Salvador≈ 22 thousand km²
114Israel≈ 21 thousand km²
115New Hebrides≈ 17 thousand km²
116Kuwait≈ 14 thousand km²
117Cyprus≈ 11 thousand km²
118Lebanon≈ 9,835 km²
119Kingdom of Sikkim (Indian protectorate)≈ 6,572 km²
120Luxembourg≈ 2,405 km²
121Andorra≈ 380 km²
122Monaco≈ 94 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Soviet UnionUnited StatesCanadaChinaBrazilAustraliaIndiaFrench Fifth RepublicArgentinaEast Africa ProtectorateSudanDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkEstado Novo (Portugal)South AfricaIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaPahlavi dynastyKingdom of LibyaMongolian People's RepublicPeruChadEthiopiaMali FederationUnited Arab RepublicNigerColombiaBoliviaMauritaniaPakistanGreat BritainVenezuelaNigeriaTanzaniaFrancoist SpainChileTurkeyMyanmarSomaliaKingdom of AfghanistanCentral African RepublicMadagascarBritish EmpireThailandPapua New GuineaCameroonSwedenIraqNorwayJapanMoroccoParaguay

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