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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: [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sp.pop.totl 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. | 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: [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sp.pop.totl 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. | ||
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Revision as of 12:08, 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).
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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
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 |
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| 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
- Correlates of War Project. 2016. "State System Membership List, v2016." http://www.correlatesofwar.org/data-sets/cow-country-codes/cow-country-codes/at_download/file (Accessed July 26, 2018).
- Correlates of War Project. 2016. "Colonial Contiguity Data, 1816-2016. Version 3.1" [1] (Accessed January 10, 2020).
- Tir, Jaroslav, Philip Schafer, Paul Diehl, and Gary Goertz. 1998. "Territorial Changes, 1816-1996: Procedures and Data." Conflict Management and Peace Science 16: 89-97.
- Worldbank. 2019. "Population, total". https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sp.pop.totl (Accessed February 22, 2019).
