How To Determine the Age of Your Globe

Do you have an older world globe that you don't know the age of? Try using the table below if you have a globe that you want to determine the age of.

When you find a FORMER place name on your globe instead of the NEW name, you have confirmed the age of your globe. The last column is where to look for the new and former country names.

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

Source: Replogle Globe Company, Chicago, Illinois