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The list shows all entities that WeSIS recognizes. It details that used to be present in contemporary countries' territory at some point in time(regardless of the actual overlap in territories).
 
The list shows all entities that WeSIS recognizes. It details that used to be present in contemporary countries' territory at some point in time(regardless of the actual overlap in territories).

Revision as of 12:35, 21 February 2020

This page lists all "countries" included in WeSIS and their numeric codes. Defining a country, political unit or a state member of the international system is challenging. In order to ensure cross-comparability to other major data collections in the social sciences, we rely on the coding by the Corrrelates of War project (COW).

Identifying entities

Contemporary states existent in 2016 form the basis of this list. COW applies a minimum definition for actors to qualify as a state member of the international system since 1816 (for a detailed discussion and refinements see COW's "State System Membership List, v2016"):

  • Prior to 1920, the entity must have population greater than 500,000 and have had diplomatic missions at or above the rank of charge d’affaires with Britain and France.
  • After 1920, the entity must be a member of the United Nations or League of Nations, or have a population greater than 500,000 and receive diplomatic missions from two major powers.

Furthermore, looking back until 1880 territorial and/or administrative changes are tracked and related entities are included in the newly created list. Changes are based on COW's "Colonial Contiguity Data". This way, the list helps in finding the correct numeric COW code when coding data for a certain point in time.

Disclaimer: The inclusion of an entity in WeSIS is based on scientific and analytical grounds. This precludes any judgments about which territories qualify as countries. For this reason, recognizing entities in WeSIS should not be interpreted as judgments about sovereign claims to disputed territories.

Entity codes

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The list shows all entities that WeSIS recognizes. It details that used to be present in contemporary countries' territory at some point in time(regardless of the actual overlap in territories). Please use the search bar to the right to filter the table when looking for specific entity codes, "country names" or related entities.

The column "pop.over.500k" is a dummy indicating whether the contemporary entity (left-hand sided) has a population over 500.000 (=1), or not (=0) (Source: Worldbank 2019). This threshold is mentioned in the grant proposal and gives guidance in setting priorities for the data collection. In case of doubt, please talk to your PIs.

cow_code country_name independent_list related_list relation_year relation_type population_in_2016_over_500k wikilink alternative_names remark
2 United States of America [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
20 Canada [(1841, 9999)] [200] [(1841, 1931)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1931 (Statute of Westminster)
21 Newfoundland [(1855, 1934)] [200, 200, 20] [(1825, 1855), (1934, 1949), (1949, 9999)] [3, 3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_(island)
31 Bahamas [(1973, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1973)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas
40 Cuba [(1902, 1906), (1909, 9999)] [230, 2, 2] [(1816, 1898), (1898, 1902), (1906, 1909)] [3, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba
41 Haiti [(1859, 1915), (1934, 9999)] [2] [(1915, 1934)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
42 Dominican Republic [(1844, 1861), (1865, 1916), (1924, 1965), (1966,9999)] [230, 41, 230, 2, 2] [(1816, 1821), (1822,1844), (1861, 1865), (1916, 1924), (1965, 1966)] [3, 4, 3, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic
50 West Indies Federation [(0, 0)] [200] [(1958, 1962)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies_Federation
51 Jamaica [(1962, 9999)] [200, 50] [(1816, 1958), (1958, 1962)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica
52 Trinidad and Tobago [(1962, 9999)] [200, 50] [(1816, 1958), (1958, 1962)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago
53 Barbados [(1966, 9999)] [200, 50, 200] [(1816, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1966)] [3, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados
54 Dominica [(1967, 9999)] [200, 1063, 1055, 50, 200] [(1816, 1871), (1871, 1940), (1940, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1978)] [3, 1, 1, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1978
55 Grenada [(1967, 9999)] [200, 1055, 50, 200, 2] [(1816, 1833), (1833, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1974), (1983, 1985)] [3, 1, 1, 3, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1974
56 St. Lucia [(1967, 9999)] [200, 1055, 50, 200] [(1816, 1838), (1838, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1979)] [3, 1, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1979
57 St. Vincent and the Grenadines [(1967, 9999)] [200, 1055, 50, 200] [(1816, 1833), (1833, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1979)] [3, 1, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1979
58 Antigua & Barbuda [(1967, 9999)] [200, 1063, 200, 50, 200] [(1816, 1871), (1871, 1956), (1956, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1981)] [3, 1, 3, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1981
60 St. Kitts and Nevis [(1967, 9999)] [1063, 200, 50, 200] [(1882, 1956), (1956, 1958), (1958, 1962), (1962, 1983)] [1, 3, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1983
70 Mexico [(1821, 9999)] [2, 220] [(1847, 1848), (1863, 1867)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
80 Belize [(1964, 9999)] [200, 51, 200] [(1816, 1862), (1862, 1884), (1884, 1981)] [3, 1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize British Honduras Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1981
90 Guatemala [(1868, 9999)] [1070, 70, 89] [1816, 1821), (1821, 1823), (1823, 1839)] [1, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala
91 Honduras [(1899, 9999)] [1070, 70, 89] [1816, 1821), (1821, 1823), (1823, 1839)] [1, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras
92 El Salvador [(1875, 9999)] [1070, 70, 89] [1816, 1821), (1821, 1823), (1823, 1839)] [1, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador
93 Nicaragua [(1900, 9999)] [1070, 70, 89, 2, 2] [1816, 1821), (1821, 1823), (1823, 1839), (1912, 1925), (1927, 1933)] [1, 1, 1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua
94 Costa Rica [(1920, 9999)] [1070, 70, 89] [1816, 1821), (1821, 1823), (1823, 1839)] [1, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica
95 Panama [(1903, 9999)] [230, 100, 100] [(1816, 1819), (1819, 1840), (1841, 1903)] [3, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama
100 Colombia [(1831, 9999)] [230] [(1816, 1819)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
101 Venezuela [(1841, 9999)] [230, 100] [(1816, 1819), (1819, 1830)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela
110 Guyana [(1966, 9999)] [1113, 1114, 200] [(1816, 1831), (1816, 1831), (1831, 1966)] [1, 1, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana
115 Suriname [(1954, 9999)] [210] [(1816, 1954)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1975
130 Ecuador [(1854, 9999)] [230, 100] [(1816, 1819), (1819, 1830)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador
135 Peru [(1839, 9999)] [1135, 230, 136, 155] [(1816, 1817), (1817, 1821), (1836, 1839), (1880, 1883)] [1, 3, 1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
140 Brazil [(1822, 9999)] [235] [(1816, 1822)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
145 Bolivia [(1848, 9999)] [230, 136] [(1816, 1825), (1836, 1839)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia
150 Paraguay [(1846, 1870), (1876, 9999)] [140] [(1870, 1876)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay
155 Chile [(1839, 9999)] [1135] [(1816, 1817)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile
160 Argentina [(1841, 9999)] [1160] [(1816, 1816)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina
165 Uruguay [(1882, 9999)] [140] [(1816, 1828)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay
200 United Kingdom [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
205 Ireland [(1922, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1922)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland
210 Netherlands [(1816, 1940), (1945, 9999)] [255] [(1940, 1945)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
211 Belgium [(1830, 1940), (1945, 9999)] [210, 255, 255] [(1816, 1830), (1914, 1918), (1940, 1945)] [1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
212 Luxembourg [(1920, 1940), (1944, 9999)] [210, 255, 255] [(1816, 1892), (1914, 1918), (1940, 1944)] [1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg
220 France [(1816, 1942), (1944, 9999)] [200, 255, 255, 255] [(1816, 1818), (1871, 1873), (1914, 1918), (1942, 1944)] [4, 4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
221 Monaco [(1993, 9999)] [325, 325, 255] [(1816, 1861), (1940, 1943), (1943, 1944)] [5, 4, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco
223 Liechtenstein [(1990, 9999)] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein
225 Switzerland [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland
230 Spain [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
232 Andorra [(1993, 9999)] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra
235 Portugal [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal
255 Germany [(1816, 1945), (1990, 9999)] [260] [(1945, 1990)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany
256 Saar [(0, 0)] [255, 0, 255, 220, 260] [(1871, 1920), (1920, 1935), (1935, 1945), (1945, 1947), (1957, 1990)] [1, 6, 1, 4, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland
260 German Federal Republic [(1955, 1990)] [2] [(1945, 1955)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany
265 German Democratic Republic [(1954, 1990)] [365] [(1945, 1954)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany
290 Poland [(1918, 1939), (1945, 9999)] [365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1939, 1945), (1944, 1949)] [1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
300 Austria-Hungary [(1867, 1918)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary
305 Austria [(1919, 1938), (1955, 9999)] [300, 255, 365] [(1816, 1919), (1938, 1945), (1945, 1955)] [1, 1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria
310 Hungary [(1919, 9999)] [300] [(1816, 1919)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary
315 Czechoslovakia [(1918, 1939), (1945, 1992)] [300, 255, 365, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1939, 1945), (1945, 1945), (1968, 1969)] [1, 4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia
316 Czech Republic [(1993, 9999)] [315] [(1945, 1992)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic
317 Slovakia [(1993, 9999)] [315] [(1945, 1992)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia
325 Italy [(1816, 9999)] [2, 255] [(1943, 1946), (1943, 1945)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
326 Trieste [(0, 0)] [325, 2, 1, 325] [(1919, 1943), (1943, 1947), (1947, 1954), (1954, 9999)] [1, 4, 6, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste
331 San Marino [(1992, 9999)] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino
338 Malta [(1964, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1964)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta
339 Albania [(1914, 1939), (1944, 9999)] [640, 300, 325, 255] [(1816, 1912), (1914, 1920), (1939, 1943), (1939, 1944)] [1, 4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania
341 Montenegro [(2006, 9999)] [300, 345] [(1915, 1918), (1918, 2006)] [4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro
343 Macedonia [(1993, 9999)] [345] [(1918, 1992)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Macedonia
344 Croatia [(1992, 9999)] [345, 325, 345] [(1918, 1941), (1941, 1945), (1945, 1991)] [1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia
345 Serbia [(1878, 1941), (1944, 9999)] [640, 300, 255] [(1816, 1817), (1914, 1918), (1941, 1944)] [1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia
346 Bosnia and Herzegovina [(1992, 9999)] [345] [(1918, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
347 Kosovo [(2008, 9999)] [345, 325, 345, 0] [(1918, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1944, 1999), (1999, 2008)] [1, 4, 3, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo
349 Slovenia [(1992, 9999)] [345] [(1918, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia
350 Greece [(1828, 1941), (1944, 9999)] [640, 325, 255] [(1816, 1828), (1941, 1943), (1941, 1944)] [1, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
351 Crete [(0), (0)] [640, 200, 350] [(1816, 1913), (1898, 1913), (1913, 9999)] [1, 4, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete
352 Cyprus [(1960, 9999)] [640, 200, 200] [(1816, 1878), (1878, 1914), (1914, 1960)] [1, 4, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus
355 Bulgaria [(1908, 9999)] [640, 365, 200, 365] [(1816, 1878), (1878, 1878), (1918, 1919), (1944, 1947)] [1, 4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria
359 Moldova [(1991, 9999)] [365, 360, 365] [(1816, 1917), (1918, 1940), (1940, 1991)] [1, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova
360 Romania [(1878, 9999)] [255, 365] [(1916, 1918), (1944, 1949)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania
365 Russia [(1816, 9999)] [255, 255] [(1915, 1918), (1941, 1943)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
366 Estonia [(1918, 1940), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1940, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1943, 1991)] [1, 1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia
367 Latvia [(1918, 1940), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1940, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1943, 1991)] [1, 1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia
368 Lithuania [(1918, 1940), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1940, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1943, 1991)] [1, 1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania
369 Ukraine [(1991, 9999)] [365, 365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1919, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1943, 1991)] [1, 1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
370 Belarus [(1991, 9999)] [365, 365, 255, 365] [(1816, 1917), (1918, 1941), (1941, 1943), (1943, 1991)] [1, 1, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus
371 Armenia [(1918, 1922), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1922, 1991)] [1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia Independence deviates from CoW; Democratic Republic of Armenia added from 1918 to 1922
372 Georgia [(1918, 1921), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1921, 1991)] [1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country) Independence deviates from CoW; Democratic Republic of Georgia added from 1918 to 1921
373 Azerbaijan [(1918, 1920), (1991, 9999)] [365, 365] [(1816, 1918), (1920, 1991)] [1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan Independence deviates from CoW; Azerbaijan Democratic Republic added from 1918 to 1920
375 Finland [(1917, 9999)] [365] [(1816, 1918)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland
380 Sweden [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden
385 Norway [(1905, 1940), (1945, 9999)] [380, 255] [(1816, 1905), (1940, 1945)] [1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway
390 Denmark [(1816, 1940), (1945, 9999)] [255] [(1940, 1945)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
395 Iceland [(1918, 1940), (1944, 9999)] [390, 200, 2] [(1816, 1919), (1940, 1941), (1941, 1944)] [3, 4, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland Independence deviates from CoW; added 1918 to 1940 due to Danish–Icelandic Act of Union
402 Cape Verde [(1975, 9999)] [235] [(1816, 1975)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde
403 Sao Tome and Principe [(1975, 9999)] [235] [(1816, 1975)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%Adncipe
404 Guinea-Bissau [(1974, 9999)] [402, 235] [(1816, 1879), (1879, 1974)] [1, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau
411 Equatorial Guinea [(1968, 9999)] [230] [(1858, 1968)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea
412 Rio Muni [(0, 0)] [230, 411] [(1816, 1968), (1968, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Muni Added dependency as Spanish colony for entire period
420 Gambia [(1965, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1965)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambia At times part of Sierra Leone (451) which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
430 French West Africa [(0, 0)] [220] [(1895, 1958)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_West_Africa
431 Mali Federation [(0, 0)] [430, 220] [(1895, 1958), (1959, 1960)] [1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Federation
432 Mali [(1960, 9999)] [430, 431] [(1895, 1958), (1959, 1960)] [1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali French Sudan, Sudanese Republic
433 Senegal [(1960, 9999)] [220, 430, 431] [(1817, 1959), (1895, 1958), (1959, 1960)] [3, 1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal
434 Benin [(1960, 9999)] [220, 430] [(1872, 1960), (1895, 1958)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin Dahomey
435 Mauritania [(1960, 9999)] [220, 220, 430] [(1903, 1921), (1921, 1960), (1904, 1958)] [5, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania
436 Niger [(1960, 9999)] [220, 430] [(1904, 1960), (1904, 1958)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger
437 Ivory Coast [(1960, 9999)] [220, 220, 430] [(1889, 1893), (1893, 1960), (1895, 1958)] [5, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
438 Guinea [(1958, 9999)] [220, 220, 430] [(1843, 1893), (1893, 1958), (1895, 1958)] [5, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea
439 Burkina Faso [(1960, 9999)] [430, 220] [(1895, 1958), (1895, 1960)] [1, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso At times part of Mali (432) which in turn was under French rule, hence dependency simplified
450 Liberia [(1862, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia Independence deviates from CoW; set start date to 1862 when the US recognized independence
451 Sierra Leone [(1961, 9999)] [200, 200] [(1816, 1961), (1896, 1961)] [3, 5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone
452 Ghana [(1957, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1957)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana At times part of Sierra Leone (451) which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
460 German Togoland [(0, 0)] [255, 200] [(1884, 1916), (1916, 1922)] [3, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togoland
461 Togo [(1960, 9999)] [220] [(1922, 1960)] [6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo
462 British Togoland [(0, 0)] [200, 452] [(1922, 1956), (1956, 9999)] [6, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Togoland
470 Kamerun [(0, 0)] [255, 200] [(1884, 1916), (1916, 1919)] [3, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Cameroon
471 Cameroon [(1960, 9999)] [220, 220] [(1919, 1922), (1922 ,1960)] [4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon
472 British Cameroons [(0, 0)] [220, 220] [(1919, 1922), (1922, 1961)] [4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Cameroon
475 Nigeria [(1960, 9999)] [200, 200] [(1899, 1914), (1914, 1960)] [5, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
480 French Equatorial Africa [(0, 0)] [220] [(1910, 1958)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Equatorial_Africa
481 Gabon [(1958, 9999)] [220, 220, 480] [(1839, 1903), (1903, 1958), (1910, 1958)] [5, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1958 due to interim Union of Central African Republics prior to formal independence
482 Central African Republic [(1958, 9999)] [220, 480] [(1906, 1958), (1910, 1958)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1958 due to interim Union of Central African Republics prior to formal independence
483 Chad [(1958, 9999)] [220, 480] [(1920, 1958), (1910, 1958)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1958 due to interim Union of Central African Republics prior to formal independence
484 Congo [(1958, 9999)] [220, 480] [(1882, 1958), (1910, 1958)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo Congo-Brazzaville Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1958 due to interim Union of Central African Republics prior to formal independence
490 Democratic Republic of the Congo [(1960, 9999)] [211] [(1885, 1960)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire
500 Uganda [(1962, 9999)] [200] [(1894, 1962)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda
501 Kenya [(1963, 9999)] [200, 200] [(1895, 1920), (1920, 1963)] [5, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
510 Tanzania [(1961, 9999)] [255, 200, 200] [(1891, 1916), (1916, 1922), (1922, 1961)] [3, 4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania German East Africa
511 Zanzibar [(1963, 1964)] [698, 255, 200] [(1816, 1885), (1885, 1890), (1890, 1963)] [2, 5, 5] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanzibar
515 Rwanda-Urundi [(0, 0)] [510, 211] [(1891, 1922), (1922, 1962)] [1, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruanda-Urundi
516 Burundi [(1962, 9999)] [515] [(1891, 1962)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi
517 Rwanda [(1962, 9999)] [515] [(1891, 1962)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda
520 Somalia [(1960, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia
521 British Somaliland (Somaliland Republic) [(0, 0)] [200, 325, 200] [(1884, 1940), (1940, 1941), (1941, 1960)] [5, 4, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Somaliland
522 Djibouti [(1977, 9999)] [220] [(1884, 1977)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti French Somaliland
530 Ethiopia [(1816, 1936), (1941, 9999)] [325] [(1936, 1941)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1816
531 Eritrea [(1993, 9999)] [325, 5201, 200, 1, 530] [(1882, 1936), (1936, 1941), (1941, 1945), (1945, 1952), (1952, 1993)] [3, 1, 4, 5, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea
540 Angola [(1975, 9999)] [235] [(1816, 1975)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
541 Mozambique [(1975, 9999)] [235] [(1816, 1975)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique
550 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland [(0, 0)] [200] [(1953, 1964)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland
551 Zambia [(1964, 9999)] [200, 550] [(1889, 1964), (1953, 1964)] [5, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia Northern Rhodesia At times part of Northern Rhodesia (5518) which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
552 Zimbabwe [(1965, 9999)] [200, 550] [(1889, 1964), (1953, 1964)] [5, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia At times part of Southern Rhodesia which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
553 Malawi [(1964, 9999)] [200, 550] [(1891, 1964), (1953, 1964)] [5, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi Nyasaland
560 South Africa [(1910, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa Start year deviates from CoW as the entity gained self-government/sovereignty over domestic policies; year of independence: 1931 (Statute of Westminster)
561 Cape Colony [(0, 0)] [200, 560] [(1816, 1910), (1910, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Colony
562 Natal [(0, 0)] [200, 560] [(1843, 1910), (1910, 1994)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal_(province)
563 Transvaal [(1852, 1902)] [200, 560] [(1902, 1910), (1910, 1994)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic
564 Orange Free State (Orange River Colony) [(1854, 1902)] [200, 560] [(1902, 1910), (1910, 1994)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State
565 Namibia [(1990, 9999)] [255, 560, 560, 560] [(1885, 1915), (1915, 1922), (1922, 1966), (1966, 1990)] [3, 4, 5, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia South West Africa, German South West Africa
570 Lesotho [(1966, 9999)] [200] [(1868, 1966)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho Basutoland At times part of Cape Colony (561) which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
571 Botswana [(1966, 9999)] [200] [(1885, 1966)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana Bechuanaland Protectorate
572 Swaziland [(1968, 9999)] [563, 200] [(1894, 1902), (1902, 1968)] [3, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaziland Eswatini
580 Madagascar [(1960, 9999)] [220, 220] [(1882, 1896), (1896, 1960)] [5, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Malagasy Republic
581 Comoros [(1975, 9999)] [220, 580, 220] [(1886, 1914), (1914, 1947), (1947, 1975)] [5, 1, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros
590 Mauritius [(1968, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1968)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius
591 Seychelles [(1976, 9999)] [590, 200] [(1816, 1903), (1903, 1976)] [1, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles
600 Morocco [(1847, 1912), (1956, 9999)] [220] [(1912, 1956)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco
601 Tangier [(0, 0)] [0, 230, 1] [(1923, 1940), (1940, 1945), (1945, 1956)] [6, 4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangier_International_Zone
602 Spanish Morocco [(0, 0)] [230] [(1912, 1956)] [5] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_protectorate_in_Morocco
609 Spanish Sahara [(0, 0)] [230] [(1884, 1975) [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Sahara
615 Algeria [(1962, 9999)] [220] [(1831, 1962)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria
616 Tunisia [(1825, 1881), (1956, 9999)] [220] [(1881, 1956)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia
620 Libya [(1951, 9999)] [640, 325, 200, 200] [(1835, 1912), (1912, 1942), (1942, 1946), (1946, 1951)] [1, 3, 4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya
625 Sudan [(1956, 9999)] [6254, 200] [(1882, 1898), (1898, 1956)] [1, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan
626 South Sudan [(2011, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
630 Iran [(1855, 9999)] [200, 365, 200] [(1911, 1919), (1911, 1917), (1941, 1945)] [4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
640 Turkey [(1816, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
645 Iraq [(1932, 9999)] [640, 200, 200] [(1816, 1917), (1917, 1920), (1920, 1932)] [1, 4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq
651 Egypt [(1855, 1882), (1922, 9999)] [200, 200] [(1882, 1914), (1914, 1922)] [3, 5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt United Arab Republic Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1922 due to nominal independence
652 Syria [(1946, 1958), (1961, 9999)] [640, 220, 220, 651] [(1840, 1918), (1918, 1923), (1923, 1946), (1958, 1961)] [1, 4, 6, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria
660 Lebanon [(1946, 9999)] [640, 220, 220, 652] [(1816, 1918), (1918, 1923), (1923, 1946), (1976, 1990)] [1, 4, 6, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
663 Jordan [(1946, 9999)] [640, 200, 200] [(1816, 1918), (1918, 1923), (1923, 1946)] [1, 4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
665 Palestine [(1994, 9999)] [640,  200, 200, 651, 663, 666] [(1816, 1918), (1918, 1923), (1923, 1948), (1948, 1967), (1948, 1967),  (1967, 1994)] [1, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_(region)
666 Israel [(1948, 9999)] [640, 200, 200] [(1816, 1918), (1918, 1923), (1923, 1948)] [1, 4, 6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
670 Saudi Arabia [(1816, 9999)] [651, 674] [(1818, 1823), (1891, 1902)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
673 Al Hasa [(0, 0)] [640, 670] [(1871, 1913), (1913, 9999)] [4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ahsa_Oasis
678 Yemen Arab Republic [(1918, 1990)] [640] [(1871, 1918)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen_Arab_Republic Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1918 due to declaration of Mutawakkilite Kingdom
679 Yemen [(1990, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen
680 Yemen People's Republic [(1967, 1990)] [681] [(1874, 1967)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Yemen
681 Aden [(0, 0)] [750, 200, 6801] [(1838, 1937), (1937, 1963), (1963, 1967)] [1, 3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Aden
690 Kuwait [(1961, 9999)] [200, 645] [(1899, 1961), (1999, 1991)] [5, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait Dependency deviates from CoW; added British protectorate from 1899 to 1961
692 Bahrain [(1971, 9999)] [200] [(1820, 1971)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain Dependency deviates from CoW; added (informal) British protectorate from 1820 to 1971
694 Qatar [(1971, 9999)] [640, 200] [(1863, 1916), (1916, 1971)] [1, 5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
696 United Arab Emirates [(1971, 9999)] [200] [(1820, 1971)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates Trucial Oman Dependency deviates from CoW; added (informal) British protectorate from 1820 to 1971
698 Oman [(1971, 9999)] [200] [(1820, 1971)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman Dependency deviates from CoW; added de facto British protectorate from 1820 to 1971
700 Afghanistan [(1919, 9999)] [200, 365] [(1879, 1919), (1979, 1989)] [4, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan Dependency deviates from CoW; added occupation and British sphere of influence from 1879 to 1919
701 Turkmenistan [(1991, 9999)] [365] [(1881, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan
702 Tajikistan [(1991, 9999)] [365] [(1895, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan
703 Kyrgyzstan [(1991, 9999)] [365] [(1873, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
704 Uzbekistan [(1991, 9999)] [365] [(1873, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan
705 Kazakhstan [(1991, 9999)] [365] [(1848, 1991)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
710 China [(1860, 9999)] [740] [(1937, 1945)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
711 Manchukuo [(0, 0)] [740, 710] [(1932, 1945), (1945, 9999)] [4, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchukuo
712 Mongolia [(1911, 9999)] [710, 365] [(1816, 1911), (1921, 1924)] [1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1911 due to declaration of independence at end of Qing dynasty
713 Taiwan [(1949, 9999)] [710, 740, 710] [(1816, 1895), (1895, 1945), (1945, 1949)] [1, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan Republic of China
720 Hong Kong [(0, 0)] [710, 200, 200, 740, 200, 710] [(1816, 1839), (1839, 1841), (1841, 1942), (1942, 1945), (1945, 1996), (1997, 9999)] [1, 4, 3, 4, 3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
721 Macao [(0, 0)] [235, 710] [(1816, 1999), (1999, 9999)] [3, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
730 Korea [(1887, 1905)] [740, 740, 740] [(1905, 1907), (1907, 1910), (1910, 1945)] [4, 5, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea
731 North Korea [(1948, 9999)] [730, 365] [(1816, 1945), (1945, 1948)] [1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea
732 South Korea [(1949, 9999)] [730, 365] [(1816, 1945), (1945, 1948)] [1, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea Republic of Korea
740 Japan [(1860, 1945), (1952, 9999)] [2] [(1945, 1952)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
750 India [(1947, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1947)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
751 French India [(0, 0)] [220, 750] [(1816, 1954), (1954, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_India
752 Portuguese India [(0, 0)] [235, 750, 750] [(1816, 1961), (1961, 1962), (1962, 9999)] [3, 4, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India Goa, Diu, Daman
760 Bhutan [(1971, 9999)] [200, 750] [(1865, 1949), (1949, 1971)] [5, 5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan
761 Sikkim [(0, 0)] [200, 750, 750] [(1861, 1949), (1949, 1975), (1975, 9999)] [5, 5, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim
770 Pakistan [(1947, 9999)] [750] [(1849, 1947)] [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan
771 Bangladesh [(1971, 9999)] [750, 770] [(1849, 1947), (1947, 1971)] [1, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh
775 Myanmar [(1948, 9999)] [200, 740] [(1824, 1948), (1942, 1945)] [3, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar Burma At times colony, at times part of India (750) which in turn was under British rule, hence dependency simplified
780 Sri Lanka [(1948, 9999)] [200] [(1833, 1948)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka Ceylon
781 Maldives [(1965, 9999)] [200] [(1887, 1965)] [5] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives
790 Nepal [(1816, 9999)] [200] [(1816, 1947)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal Dependency deviates from CoW; added British de facto protectorate from 1816 to 1947
800 Thailand [(1816, 9999)] [740] [(1941, 1945)] [4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Siam Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1816 due to Kingdom already being in place
810 French Indochina [(0, 0)] [220, 740, 220] [(1887, 1941), (1941, 1945), (1945, 1954)] [3, 4, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Indochina
811 Cambodia [(1953, 9999)] [220, 816] [(1867, 1953), (1979, 1989)] [3, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia Kampuchea At times protectorate, at times part of French Indochina (810) which in turn was under French rule, hence dependency simplified
812 Laos [(1953, 9999)] [220, 816] [(1893, 1953), (1975, 1989)] [3, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos At times protectorate, at times part of French Indochina (810) which in turn was under French rule, hence dependency simplified
816 Vietnam [(1954, 9999)] [220, 710] [(1887, 1953), (1945, 1946)] [3, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam At times protectorate, at times part of French Indochina (810) which in turn was under French rule, hence dependency simplified
817 Republic of Vietnam [(1954, 1975)] [220] [(1887, 1953)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam South Vietnam At times protectorate, at times part of French Indochina (810) which in turn was under French rule, hence dependency simplified
820 Malaysia [(1957, 9999)] [200] [(1826, 1957)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia Dependency deviates from CoW; added Straits Settlements and British Malaya from 1826 to 1957, hence dependency simplified
823 Sabah (North Borneo) [(0, 0)] [835, 200, 740, 200] [(1816, 1888), (1888, 1942), (1942, 1945), (1945, 1963)] [1, 5, 4, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah
824 Sarawak [(0, 0)] [835, 200, 740, 200] [(1816, 1841), (1841, 1941), (1941, 1945), (1945, 1963)] [1, 5, 4, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarawak
827 Straits Settlements [(0, 0)] [200] [(1826, 1945)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_Settlements
830 Singapore [(1965, 9999)] [200, 740, 820] [(1826, 1959), (1942, 1945), (1959, 1965)] [3, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Dependency deviates from CoW; added Straits Settlements and aftermath under British rule from 1826 to 1957, hence dependency simplified
835 Brunei [(1984, 9999)] [200, 740, 200] [(1888, 1941), (1941, 1945), (1945, 1983)] [5, 4, 5] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei
840 Philippines [(1946, 9999)] [230, 2, 740, 2] [(1816, 1898), (1898, 1942), (1942, 1945), (1945, 1946)] [3, 3, 4, 3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
850 Indonesia [(1949, 9999)] [210, 740] [(1816, 1949), (1942, 1945)] [3, 4] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia Dutch East Indies
851 West Irian [(0, 0)] [210, 740, 1, 850] [(1828, 1962), (1942, 1945), (1962, 1963), (1963, 9999)] [3, 4, 6, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_New_Guinea Dutch New Guinea At times part of Indonesia (850) which in turn was under Dutch rule, hence dependency simplified
860 East Timor [(2002, 9999)] [235, 740, 850, 1] [(1816, 1975), (1942, 1945), (1975, 1999), (1999, 2002)] [3, 4, 4, 1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor Portuguese Timor, Timor-Leste
900 Australia [(1901, 9999)] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1901 due to Federation of Australia
901 New South Wales [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1816, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales
902 Western Australia [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1829, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia
903 South Australia [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1836, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia
904 Victoria [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1851, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)
905 Queensland [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1859, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland
906 Tasmania [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1825, 1901), (1901, 9999)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania
910 Papua New Guinea [(1975, 9999)] [900] [(1945, 1975)] [6] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea
911 Papua [(0, 0)] [200, 900] [(1888, 1906), (1906, 1975)] [5, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territory_of_Papua
912 New Guinea [(0, 0)] [255, 900, 900] [(1884, 1914), (1914, 1921), (1921, 1975)] [3, 4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_New_Guinea German New Guinea, Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
920 New Zealand [(1907, 9999)] [200] [(1840, 1907)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1907 due to dominion status
935 Vanuatu [(1981, 9999)] [200] [(1906, 1980)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu
940 Solomon Islands [(1978, 9999)] [200] [(1893, 1978)] [5] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands
945 Gilbert and Ellice Is. [(0, 0)] [200, 200] [(1892, 1916), (1916, 1975)] [5, 3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands
946 Kiribati [(1975, 9999)] [945] [(1892, 1975)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1976 when legal separation of Gilbert and Ellice Is. Started
947 Tuvalu [(1975, 9999)] [945] [(1892, 1975)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1976 when legal separation of Gilbert and Ellice Is. Started
950 Fiji [(1970, 9999)] [200] [(1874, 1970)] [3] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji
955 Tonga [(1816, 9999)] [200] [(1900, 1970)] [5] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1816 due to Kingdom of Tonga already in place
970 Nauru [(1968, 9999)] [912, 900, 900, 740] [(1884, 1914), (1914, 1919), (1919, 1968), (1942, 1945)] [3, 4, 6, 4] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1968 due to end of trusteeship
980 U.S. Pacific Trust Territories [(0, 0)] [255, 740, 740, 2, 2] [(1885, 1914), (1914, 1920), (1920, 1944), (1944, 1947), (1947, 1994)] [3, 4, 6, 4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands
983 Marshall Islands [(1986, 9999)] [980] [(1885, 1986)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands
986 Palau [(1994, 9999)] [980] [(1885, 1994)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau
987 Federated States of Micronesia [(1986, 9999)] [980] [(1885, 1986)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia
990 Samoa [(1962, 9999)] [255, 920, 920] [(1900, 1914), (1914, 1920), (1920, 1962)] [3, 4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa Independence deviates from CoW; start date set to 1962 due to end of trusteeship
1055 Windward Is. [(0, 0)] [200] [(1833, 1958)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Windward_Islands
1063 Leeward Is. [(0, 0)] [200] [(1833, 1956)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leeward_Islands
1075 St. Kitts [(0, 0)] [60] [(1882, 9999)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts
1076 Nevis [(0, 0)] [60] [(1882, 9999)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevis
2249 Heligoland [(0, 0)] [200, 255] [(1816, 1890), (1890, 1945)] [3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland
3353 Dodecanese Is. (Aegean Is.) [(0, 0)] [640, 325, 325, 200, 350] [(1816, 1912), (1912, 1923), (1923, 1943), (1943, 1947), (1947, 9999)] [1, 4, 3, 4, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecanese
4371 Odienne [(0, 0)] [4393] [(1880, 1898)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odienné
4381 Futa Djallon [(0, 0)] [430] [(1896, 1958)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouta_Djallon
4391 Gurma [(0, 0)] [430] [(1895, 1958)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourma_Province
4393 Mandinka Empire [(1878, 1898)] [430] [(1898, 1958)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassoulou_Empire
4783 Southern Nigeria [(0, 0)] [200, 475] [(1899, 1914), (1914, 9999)] [5, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate
4784 Northern Nigeria [(0, 0)] [200, 475] [(1899, 1914), (1914, 9999)] [5, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
5200 Italian Somaliland [(0, 0)] [325, 5201, 200, 325] [(1889, 1936), (1936, 1941), (1941, 1950), (1950, 1960)] [3, 1, 4, 6] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Somaliland
5201 Italian East Africa [(0, 0)] [5200] [(1936, 1941)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_East_Africa
5518 Northeastern Rhodesia [(0, 0)] [200, 551, 550] [(1899, 1911), (1911, 1953), (1953, 1964)] [3, 1, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-Eastern_Rhodesia
6202 Cyrenaica [(0, 0)] [620] [(1912, 1942)] [1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrenaica
6254 Mahdist Empire [(1882, 1898)] [651, 625] [(1821, 1882), (1898, 1956)] [1, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdist_State
6801 Federation of South Arabia [(0, 0)] [200] [(1959, 1967)] [3] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Arab_Emirates_of_the_South
7351 Southern Sakhalin I. [(0, 0)] [365, 740, 365] [(1875, 1905), (1905, 1946), (1946, 1993)] [1, 3, 1] 0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karafuto_Prefecture

Amendments and limitations

In general, the temporal domain of COW starts in 1816. Yet, WeSIS does not recognize entities beyond the time frame defined by the earliest or latest year in the colums "independent_list" and "relation_year". In some cases, changes have been made with respect to the start or end year of independence or a relation. These are documented in the column remarks. Most notable are deviances when a country not yet gained full independence regarding foreign policy - a defining criterion for COW - but had autonomy or self-government over domestic policies. As social policies fall into this realm, time frames may have been adjusted.

Relation to other schemes

There are many other country coding schemes out there like ISO 3166-1 or the scheme applied by the "Varieties of Democracy" Project (V-Dem) - each with a different scope regarding time and entities, though. V-Dem's country codes in particular aim at a consistent time series whereas COW usually treats entities as "fixed" or "separated". For example, COW assigns three codes to Korea, North Korea and South Korea while V-Dem subsumes Korea and South Korea under one code. This makes it cumbersome though, when trying to disaggregate data if desirable. For this reason, data for WeSIS is collected for each entity separately applying COW codes.

However, as COW has become a standard on its own, V-Dem includes COW codes as well making it easy to merge data. Likewise, packages like countrycode for R or kountry for Stata provide valuable tools to convert from and to COW codes if needed.

Misc

Contributors: Bastian Becker, Fabian Besche, Nils Düpont, and Heiner Fechner

Revisions:

  • CRC internal release on July 16, 2018‎
  • Static list extended by related entities and replaced as searchable data.table on February 20, 2019
  • Dummy "pop.over.500k" added on February 23, 2019
  • List replaced with new version containing more detailed description of types of relationship on February 21, 2020
  • Old list archived on February 21, 2020

Sources

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