Someone who knows the history of Africa could add many ancient and colonial countries.
If you can think of a better description, have at it. "Political entity" is too broad. "State" isn't quite right, it seems (some empires weren't what we ordinarily think of as "states," though strictly I suppose they were). "Realm" might be used tongue-in-cheek...
When possible, we should link to and explain what a particular country/territory became/merged into.
This allow readers to see the formation of modern day countries.
LA2 says: This page refers to states of some form, and so leaves no room for
ancient civilizations that were more loosely held together. I'm not sure of the terms here. For example, what was the "Athenian empire"?
wait a minute - the Republic of San Marino is one thing (and still exists, see
countries of the world and Venice is another. The Venetian Republic is gone.
Does the British Empire belong on this page? --Robert Merkel
- It's speciated into the Commonwealth, guv. :-)
Do name changes, like Zaire (back) to Congo, count?
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