Talk:Timeline of country and capital changes

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  • Requests: The type of change and the continent should be marked, maybe with a letter for the given type and a background color for the continent, like in List of lakes by area. I think it would require a table, and information could be arranged more systematically (like 1st column: type-marking letter on a continent-marking colour, 2nd column: country, 3rd column: the specific change, in the same format for the particular types.)
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This list contains information which are not presented elsewhere, however, it also contains information which are collected on the pages List of countries by date of nationhood and List of historical national capitals. Do you think a better organization is possible, to reduce redundance?

I'm also thinking of creating a table with columns: for example, separation of countries (creation of new ones) could be in the first, unification of countries in the second, renaming of countries or capitals in the third and relocation of capitals in the fourth. This way one could more easily find particular kinds of changes in the political geography of the world. What do you think? Adam78 01:43, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Old opening

This timeline should inform readers what differences they can expect between political maps of two certain dates in history. It should also enable readers to tell how much information is outdated in a map from a certain year, or to date a certain map (or country factsheet) by the differences it has from today's maps. Besides, it should enable readers who learned a different political landscape of the world to update their knowledge.

The list can include renaming, creation, separation and unification of countries, extension or loss of their territories as well as renaming or relocation of their capitals.

Notes:

  • Changes in political organization or government are not recorded in this list.
  • Years refer to dates when a country border change was internationally recognized. Independence is counted when it is recognized, rather than declared.
  • The timeline is reverse-ordered so that differences from the present time can be identified easier.
  • Description of changes should be as concise as possible, mentioning the old and the new name.
  • The country where a change takes place (or which receives a specific territory) is marked bold. (If its name is modified, the new name is marked bold.)


[edit] Mauritius

Mauritius became independant of the United Kingdom in 1968, not France. Perhaps you were confusing it with Mauritania? I made the correction. --Paploo (talk) 22:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC)