List of former countries

## Contents

* 1 Africa
* 2 Americas
* 3 Asia
* 4 Europe

## Africa[edit]

Date | Former Country | Current Country

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1970- 1997 | Zaire  | Democratic Republic of the Congo

## Americas[edit]

Date | Former Country | Current Country

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1428- 1521 | Aztec Triple Alliance | Centered on Mexico
February 4, 1861- May 10, 1865 | Confederate States of America | United States of America
1438– 1533 | Inca Empire | Centered on Peru
~1000 BC- 1500 | Maya civilization | Mexico

## Asia[edit]

Date | Former Country | Current Country

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2334 BC–2154 BC | Akkadian Empire |  Centered on Iraq and Syria
2400BC–600 BC | Assyria |  Centered on Syria
1800 BC– 1400 BC | Hittite Empire |  Centered on Turkey
1299- 1922 | Ottoman Empire |  Centered on Turkey
550 BC– 336 BC | Persia (Achaemenid Empire) |  Centered on Iran
December 1922- December 1991 | Soviet Union | Russia \+ 14 other states
4500 BC- 4000 BC | Sumer | Iraq

## Europe[edit]

Date | Former Country | Current Country

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1918- 1992 | Czechoslovakia | Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
1804- 1815 | First French Empire |  France, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City
1851- 1870 | Second French Empire |  France, Algeria, Cambodia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, India, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion, Senegal, Saint Barthélemy, Vietnam
1949- 1990 | German Democratic Republic | Germany
477 BC– 404 BC | Greek Empire (Delian League) |  Centered on Greece
1299- 1922 | Ottoman Empire |  Centered on Turkey
27 BC- 476 (approximate) | Roman Empire |  Centered on Italy
?- 1992 | Ruthenia |  Czech Republic, Slovak Republic
December 1922- December 1991 | Soviet Union | Russia \+ 14 other states
1949- 1990 | West Germany | Germany
1929- 1991 | Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro