GeotchaA geography quiz on a real globe
Countries of Asia in 1945
24 countries, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
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The countries
- 1Soviet Union22,129,470 km²
- 2China9,147,539 km²
- 3Saudi Arabia1,956,248 km²
- 4Tibet1,786,155 km²
- 5Iran1,623,918 km²
- 6Mongolian People's Republic1,554,750 km²
- 7Turkey780,291 km²
- 8Japanese occupation of Borneo737,032 km²
- 9Thailand686,671 km²
- 10Empire of Japan674,315 km²
- 11British Burma663,065 km²
- 12State of Burma663,065 km²
- 13Kingdom of Afghanistan641,909 km²
- 14Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq440,504 km²
- 15Empire of Vietnam326,176 km²
- 16Laos187,407 km²
- 17Armenia148,595 km²
- 18Nepal147,806 km²
- 19Sind Sultanate141,131 km²
- 20Cambodia139,566 km²
- 21Kingdom of Yemen134,574 km²
- 22Bhutan54,977 km²
- 23Lebanon10,295 km²
- 24Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands6,645 km²
The map as it stood on 1 July 1945 (a year means its 1 July), with the names of the time. Sovereign states as they were then; British dominions count from the Statute of Westminster (1931), Egypt from 1922. Colonies, protectorates and mandates are not countries here: they have quizzes of their own. Area in km², measured on the largest of its outlines (simplified, clipped to land). Sources: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0), Wikidata (CC0).
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