Country · since 1912
Republic of China
Republic of China appears on the map from 1912 to today. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1912, it covered about 8.44 million km².
The Republic of China was founded on 1 January 1912 after the revolution against the Qing, with Sun Yat-sen as provisional president. Power soon passed to the general Yuan Shikai, and after his death in 1916 China fragmented among rival warlords. Sun's Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang, rebuilt in the south, and in 1926–28 Chiang Kai-shek's Northern Expedition reunited much of the country under a government in Nanjing. More about Republic of China.
See Republic of China on the map in 1912
- On the map
- 1912 – today
- Greatest extent
- 1912, about 8.44 million km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 8.44 million km² |
| 1913 | 8.44 million km² |
| 1914–1915 | 8.44 million km² |
| 1917 | 6.47 million km² |
| 1918–1919 | 6.47 million km² |
| 1920–1921 | 5.50 million km² |
| 1922–1923 | 6.56 million km² |
| 1924–1925 | 5.01 million km² |
| 1926 | 3.68 million km² |
| 1927 | 5.83 million km² |
| 1928 | 7.20 million km² |
| 1929 | 8.10 million km² |
| 1930–1931 | 7.88 million km² |
| 1932–1935 | 6.84 million km² |
| 1936–1937 | 7.07 million km² |
| 1938 | 4.47 million km² |
| 1939 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1940 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1941–1942 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1943 | 5.78 million km² |
| 1944 | 5.71 million km² |
| 1945 | 5.43 million km² |
| 1946 | 6.45 million km² |
| 1947 | 6.32 million km² |
| 1948 | 5.97 million km² |
| 1949 | 5.43 million km² |
| 1950–1991 | 81,057 km² |
| since 1992 | 36,281 km² |
Related
- Republic of China empire
- Second World War 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
- The world in 1914: The World Goes to War chapter
- The world in 1930: The Great Depression Begins chapter
- The world in 1938: The Road to War chapter
- The world in 1945: Victory, Ruin and the Atom chapter