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USE THIS CHART TO HELP DETERMINE THE AGE OF YOUR GLOBE |
When you find a FORMER place name on your globe instead of the NEW name, you have confirmed
the age of your globe. * denotes multiple listings; use caution when dating your globe.
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New Name |
Date |
Former Name |
Location |
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Serbia and Montenegro |
2003 |
Serbia (part) |
E. of Italy |
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East Timor |
1999 |
Indonesia |
isle N. of Australia |
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Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * |
1997 |
Zaire * |
Central Africa |
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Samoa |
1997 |
Western Samoa |
S. Pacific Ocean |
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Czech. Rep. |
1993 |
Czechoslovakia |
S. of Germany & Poland |
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Eritrea * |
1993 |
Ethiopia (part) |
N. of Ethiopia, S. end of Red Sea |
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Slovakia |
1993 |
Czechoslovakia |
S. of Poland |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (part) |
E. of Italy |
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Croatia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (part) |
E. of Italy |
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Macedonia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (part) |
N. of Greece |
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Slovenia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (part) |
E. of Italy |
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Armenia |
1991 |
Armenian S.S.R. |
betw. Caspian & Black seas |
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Azerbaijan |
1991 |
Azerbaydjzhan S.S.R. |
betw. Caspian & Black Seas |
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Belarus |
1991 |
Byelorussian S.S.R. |
NE. Europe |
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Estonia |
1991 |
Estonian S.S.R. |
NE. Europe |
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Georgia |
1991 |
Georgian S.S.R. |
betw. Caspian & Black seas |
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Kazakhstan |
1991 |
Kazakh S.S.R. |
S. of Russia, NW. of China |
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Kyrgyzstan |
1991 |
Kirghiz S.S.R. |
W. of China |
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Latvia |
1991 |
Latvian S.S.R. |
NE. Europe |
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Lithuania |
1991 |
Lithuanian S.S.R. |
NE. Europe |
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Moldova |
1991 |
Moldavian S.S.R. |
eastern Europe |
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Russia |
1991 |
Russian S.S.R. |
northern Europe/Asia |
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Tajikistan |
1991 |
Tajik S.S.R. |
W. of China |
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Turkmenistan |
1991 |
Turkmen S.S.R. |
N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea |
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Ukraine |
1991 |
Ukrainian S.S.R. |
eastern Europe |
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Uzbekistan |
1991 |
Uzbek S.S.R. |
N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea |
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Germany * |
1990 |
East Germany, West Germany unify |
northern Europe |
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Namibia |
1990 |
Southwest Africa (S. Afr.) |
SW. African coast |
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Yemen |
1990 |
Nth & Sth Yemen unify |
S. end of Red Sea |
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Marshall Islands |
1986 |
Marshall Islands (U.S.) |
Pacific, N. of Equator, near Intern.Dateline |
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Micronesia, Federated States of |
1986 |
Micronesia, Federated States of (U.S.) |
Pacific, N. of Equator, E. of Philippines |
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Nevis (See St. Kitts & Nevis) |
1983 |
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isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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St. Kitts & Nevis |
1983 |
Leeward Is. (Br.) |
isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
1981 |
Antigua (Br.), Barbuda (Br.) |
isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Barbuda (See Antigua and Barbuda) |
1981 |
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Belize |
1981 |
British Honduras |
S. of Yucatan, E. of Guatemala |
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Vanuatu |
1980 |
New Hebrides |
S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline |
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Zimbabwe |
1980 |
Rhodesia |
SE. Africa |
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Grenadines (See St. Vincent) |
1979 |
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Kiribati |
1979 |
Gilbert Is. & Phoenix Is. (Br.) |
Pacific Ocean at the Equator |
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Saint Lucia |
1979 |
Saint Lucia (Br.) |
isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Saint Vincent & The Grenadines |
1979 |
Saint Vincent (Br.) |
isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Dominica |
1978 |
Dominica (Br.) |
isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Solomon Islands |
1978 |
Solomon Islands (Br.) |
isles NE. of Australia |
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Tuvalu |
1978 |
Ellice Is. (Br.) |
S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline |
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Djibouti |
1977 |
French Somaliland |
S. end of Red Sea, across Yemen |
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Seychelles |
1976 |
Seychelles (Br.) |
N. of Madagascar, near the Equator |
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Seychelles |
1976 |
Seychelle Dependencies (Br.) |
N. of Madagascar, near the Equator |
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Vietnam |
1976 |
North & South Vietnam unify |
S. of China |
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Western Sahara (admin by Morocco) |
1976 |
Rio de Oro (Spanish Sahara) |
NW. African coast |
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Cape Verde |
1975 |
Cape Verde (Port.) |
isles W. of African coast |
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Comoros |
1975 |
Iles Comore (Fr.) |
isles W. of African coast |
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Papua New Guinea |
1975 |
Papua (Austr.) |
N. of Australia |
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Principe (See Sao Tome) |
1975 |
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Sao Tome & Principe |
1975 |
Sao Tome, Principe (Port.) |
W. African coast at the Equator |
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Suriname |
1975 |
Dutch Guiana |
N. coast of So. America |
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Grenada |
1974 |
Grenada (Br.) |
isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela |
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Guinea-Bissau |
1974 |
Portuguese Guinea |
W. African coast |
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Bahamas, The |
1973 |
Bahama Is. (Br.) |
off SE. coast of Florida |
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Bangladesh |
1972 |
India (part) |
betw. India and Burma |
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Qatar |
1971 |
Hadhramaut, Aden Br. Protectorate (part) |
betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf |
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United Arab Emirates |
1971 |
Oman (part) |
betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf |
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Zaire |
1971 |
Congo, Dem. Repub. Of |
central Africa, straddles Equator |
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Fiji |
1970 |
Fiji Is. (Br.) |
S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline |
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Tonga |
1970 |
Tonga Is. (Br.) |
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