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States and territories established in 1948
- Gaza StripOn the 24th of February 1949, Israel and Egypt signed an agreement that drew a line separating their forces. This boundary became known as the Green Line and…
- North KoreaThe Korean Peninsula rises like a sea in a heavy gale, according to early European visitors who marveled at its successive mountain ranges.
- Federation of MalayaOn the 21st of January 1948, Sir Edward Gent signed a document at King House that would reshape Southeast Asia. This agreement replaced the Malayan Union and…
- Faroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands rise from the North Atlantic Ocean as a rugged archipelago of 18 major islands. Their terrain is dominated by basalt cliffs and deep fjords…
- Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicOn the 25th of February 1948, President Edvard Beneš capitulated to Soviet pressure and appointed a Communist-dominated government.
- IsraelThe Merneptah Stele, an ancient Egyptian monument dated to the late 13th century BCE, bears the earliest known archaeological reference to Israel as a…
- South KoreaIn the early seventh century BC, Chinese records noted Gojoseon as the first kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. This ancient polity expanded to control much of…
- MyanmarArchaeological evidence shows that Homo erectus lived in the region now known as Myanmar as early as 750,000 years ago. The first evidence of Homo sapiens is…