![]() ![]() December 31 - Transfer of the Panama Canal Zone from the United States of America to Panama.November 1 - In India, the state of Chhattisgarh is created.November 9 - In India, the state of Uttarakhand is created.November 15 - In India, the state of Jharkhand is created.January - In India, the city of Calcutta is renamed Kolkata.May 20 - Independence of East Timor (Timor-Leste) from Indonesia.February 4 - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reconstituted into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.February 24 - Ait Kamara, a village in Morocco, is destroyed in an earthquake.November 6 - The capital of Myanmar is moved from Yangon to Naypyidaw.June 8 - Dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro into two separate states: Serbia and Montenegro.August 14 - Transfer of Bakassi Peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon, following International Court of Justice ruling.October 7 - The capital of Palau is moved from Koror to Melekeok.July 1 - In Russia, the new krai of Kamchatka Krai is created by the unification of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug.February 17 - Kosovo declares independence with only partial recognition.August 1 - In Vietnam, Ha Tay provinces merge with Ha Noi. ![]() For further details see International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia August 26 - Abkhazia and South Ossetia are recognised by the Russian Federation as independent.Note that not all maps of the world of an age or period will be the same throughout the globe as different mapmakers (or their employers) may have different views on the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity of the countries of the world and/or possess different levels of technological and/or geographical insight, the maps created by them might differ significantly. Through the knowledge of such dates and events, the approximate year and age of a World Map could be calculated and estimated. Changes usually include (but are not limited to) the alteration of borders, the creation and fall of nations, the changes of geographical names, as well as some unusually destructive natural disasters. (March 2009)īelow is a chronological list of political or geological events, which would alter the appearance of a World Map. ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article does not cite any references or sources. ![]()
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