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How Old Is My Globe ? If you wish to determine the age of a globe, you should look for clues on the map itself.  Replogle Globes has a helpful list of old/new place names, and the year when the change took place:   NEW NAME DATE FORMER NAME LOCATION South Sudan 2011 Sudan N.E. Africa Kosovo 2008 Serbia E. of Italy Montenegro 2006 Serbia and Montenegro E. of Italy Serbia and Montenegro 2003 Yugoslavia (part)* E. of Italy East Timor 1999 Indonesia isle N. of Australia Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * 1997 Zaire * Central Africa Samoa 1997 Western Samoa S. Pacific Ocean Czech. Rep. 1993 Czechoslovakia S. of Germany & Poland Eritrea * 1993 Ethiopia (part) N. of Ethiopia, S. end of Red Sea Slovakia 1993 Czechoslovakia S. of Poland Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992 Yugoslavia (part) E. of Italy Croatia 1992 Yugoslavia (part) E. of Italy Macedonia 1992 Yugoslavia (part) N. of Greece Slovenia 1992 Yugoslavia (part) E. of Italy Armenia 1991 Armenian S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black seas Azerbaijan 1991 Azerbaydjzhan S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black Seas Belarus 1991 Byelorussian S.S.R. NE. Europe Estonia 1991 Estonian S.S.R. NE. Europe Georgia 1991 Georgian S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black seas Kazakhstan 1991 Kazakh S.S.R. S. of Russia, NW. of China Kyrgyzstan 1991 Kirghiz S.S.R. W. of China Latvia 1991 Latvian S.S.R. NE. Europe Lithuania 1991 Lithuanian S.S.R. NE. Europe Moldova 1991 Moldavian S.S.R. eastern Europe Russia 1991 Russian S.S.R. northern Europe/Asia Tajikistan 1991 Tajik S.S.R. W. of China Turkmenistan 1991 Turkmen S.S.R. N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea Ukraine 1991 Ukrainian S.S.R. eastern Europe Uzbekistan 1991 Uzbek S.S.R. N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea Germany * 1990 East Germany, West Germany unify northern Europe Namibia 1990 Southwest Africa (S. Afr.) SW. African coast Yemen 1990 Nth & Sth Yemen unify S. end of Red Sea Marshall Islands 1986 Marshall Islands (U.S.) Pacific, N. of Equator, near Intern.Dateline Micronesia, Federated States of 1986 Micronesia, Federated States of (U.S.) Pacific, N. of Equator, E. of Philippines Nevis (See St. Kitts & Nevis) 1983   isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela St. Kitts & Nevis 1983 Leeward Is. (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda 1981 Antigua (Br.), Barbuda (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Barbuda (See Antigua and Barbuda) 1981     Belize 1981 British Honduras S. of Yucatan, E. of Guatemala Vanuatu 1980 New Hebrides S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Zimbabwe 1980 Rhodesia SE. Africa Grenadines (See St. Vincent) 1979     Kiribati 1979 Gilbert Is. & Phoenix Is. (Br.) Pacific Ocean at the Equator Saint Lucia 1979 Saint Lucia (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Saint Vincent & The Grenadines 1979 Saint Vincent (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Dominica 1978 Dominica (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Solomon Islands 1978 Solomon Islands (Br.) isles NE. of Australia Tuvalu 1978 Ellice Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Djibouti 1977 French Somaliland S. end of Red Sea, across Yemen Seychelles 1976 Seychelles (Br.) Seychelle Dependencies (Br.) N. of Madagascar, near the Equator Vietnam 1976 North & South Vietnam unify S. of China Western Sahara (admin by Morocco) 1976 Rio de Oro (Spanish Sahara) NW. African coast Cape Verde 1975 Cape Verde (Port.) isles W. of African coast Comoros 1975 Iles Comore (Fr.) isles W. of African coast Papua New Guinea 1975 Papua (Austr.) N. of Australia Principe (See Sao Tome) 1975     Sao Tome & Principe 1975 Sao Tome, Principe (Port.) W. African coast at the Equator Suriname 1975 Dutch Guiana N. coast of So. America Grenada 1974 Grenada (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Guinea-Bissau 1974 Portuguese Guinea W. African coast Bahamas, The 1973 Bahama Is. (Br.) off SE. coast of Florida Bangladesh 1972 India (part) betw. India and Burma Qatar 1971 Hadhramaut, Aden Br. Protectorate (part) betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf United Arab Emirates 1971 Oman (part) betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf Zaire 1971 Congo, Dem. Repub. Of central Africa, straddles Equator Fiji 1970 Fiji Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Tonga 1970 Tonga Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Equatorial Guinea 1968 Fernado Po, Rio Muni (Spanish Guinea) W. coast of Africa at the Equator Mauritius 1968 Mauritius (Br.) E. of Madagascar, in Indian Ocean Nauru 1968 Nauru (Br.) Pacific, near Equator, W. of Intern.Dateline Yemen, South 1967 Hadhramaut or Aden Br. Protectorate S. end of Red Sea Barbados 1966 Barbados (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Botswana 1966 Bechuanaland S. central Africa Guyana 1966 Br. Guyana (or Guiana) northern So. America Lesotho 1966 Basutoland S. Africa Maldives 1965 Maldive Islands isle group SW. of India Rhodesia 1965 Southern Rhodesia SE. Africa Malawi 1964 Nyasaland SE. Africa Malta 1964 Malta (Br.) S. of Sicily, in Mediterranean Sea Tanzania 1964 Tanganyika, Zanzibar unify E. Africa, S. of Equator Zambia 1964 Northern Rhodesia S. central Africa Algeria 1962 French West Africa (part), Algeria NW Africa Burundi 1962 Belgian Congo central Africa, S. of Equator Jamaica 1962 Jamaica (Br.) isle S. of Cuba Rwanda 1962 Belgian Congo (part), Ruanda central Africa, S. of Equator Tobago (See Trinidad & Tobago) 1962     Trinidad & Tobago 1962 Trinidad (Br.) Tobago (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Western Samoa 1962 Samoa Is. (N.Z.) S. Pacific, at Intern.Dateline Egypt * 1961 Egypt (U.A.R.) SE. end of Mediterranean Sea Syria * 1961 Syria (U.A.R.) E. end of Mediterranean Sea Tanganyika 1961 Tanganyika Territory E. Africa, S. of Equator French Equatorial Africa dissolves, creating five new countries     E. Africa at the Equator French West Africa dissolves, creating eleven new countries     NW. Africa Belgian Congo dissolves, creating three new countries     central Afr., straddles Equator Benin 1960 French West Africa (part), Dahomey (part) W. Africa, near Equator Burkina 1960 French West Africa (part) Upper Volta W. Africa, near Equator Cameroon 1960 French Equatorial Africa (part), Cameroon W. Africa, near Equator Central African Republic 1960 French Equatorial Africa (part), Oubangi, Chari central Africa, N of Equator Chad 1960 French Equatorial Africa (part), Chad central Africa, N. of Equator Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * 1960 Belgian Congo (part) central Afr. straddles Equator Congo, People's Repub. 1960 French Equatorial Africa (part), Gabon (part) central Afr., straddles Equator Cyprus 1960 Cyprus (Br.) S. of Turkey in Mediterranean Gabon 1960 French Equatorial Africa (part), Gabon W. Africa, S. of Equator Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 1960 French West Africa, Ivory Coast W. Africa, N. of Equator Mali 1960 French West Africa (part), French Sudan NW. Africa Mauritania 1960 French West Africa (part), Mauritania far W. Africa Niger 1960 French West Africa (part), Niger N. central Africa Senegal 1960 French West Africa (part) W. African coast Somalia 1960 Italian, British Somaliland unify far E. (Horn of) Africa Togo 1960 French West Africa (part), Dahomey (part) W. Africa, N. of Equator Egypt U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) 1958 Egypt * SE. end of Mediterranean Sea Guinea 1958 Fr. Guinea W. Africa, N. of Equator Syria U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) 1958 Syria * E. end of Mediterranean Sea Ghana 1957 Ashanti and/or Gold Coast W. Africa, N. of Equator Malaysia 1957 Malay States S. of Vietnam / Thailand Morocco 1956 French West Africa (part), Morocco NW. Africa Sudan 1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan S. of Egypt Tunisia 1956 French West Africa (part), Tunisia N. African coast Vietnam, North 1954 Vietnam * S. of China Vietnam, South 1954 Vietnam * S. of China Korea, North 1953 Korea W. of Japan, E. of China Korea, South 1953 Korea W. of Japan, E. of China Ethiopia * 1952 Ethiopia, Eritrea unify S. end of Red Sea Cambodia 1949 French Indo-China betw. Vietnam / Thailand Germany, East 1949 Germany * northern Europe Germany, West 1949 Germany * northern Europe Indonesia 1949 Netherland Indies N.-NW. of Australia Laos 1949 French Indo-China betw. Vietnam / Thailand Thailand * 1949 Siam * SE. of Burma Vietnam * 1949 French Indo-China S. of China Israel 1948 Palestine (part) betw. Syria / Egypt Sri Lanka 1948 Ceylon isle S. of India Pakistan 1947 Baluchistan W. of India Jordan 1946 Trans Jordan E. of Israel Philippines 1946 Philippine Islands SE. of China Korea 1945 Chosen (Jap.) W. of Japan, E. of China Siam * 1945 Thailand * SE. of Burma Eritrea * 1941 Italian East Africa (part), Eritrea N. of Ethiopia, S. end of Red Sea Ethiopia * 1941 Italian East Africa (part), Ethiopia far E. (Horn of ) Africa Lithuania* 1940 Lithuanian S.S.R. NE. Europe Latvia * 1940 Latvian S.S.R. NE. Europe Estonia * 1940 Estonian S.S.R. NE. Europe Thailand * 1939 Siam * SE. of Burma S.S.R. = Soviet Socialist Republic