Home›The Contemporary World›Participating StatesBrowse ByParticipating StatesFactsParticipating StatesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested1945 CE 1Participating StatesFilter Results9 entriesEvent TypeAllMilitary Conflict (9)Group TreeAllEvents of the Early Cold War and Decolonization, 1945 to 1969 (8)Events of the Late Cold War and After, 1970 to 1999 (2)EraAllThe Cold War (8)The Contemporary Period (1)LocationAllAfrica (4)Asia (4)Cuba (2)Dagestan (1)Europe (1)Event Era (Year)All1956 (4)1962 (2)1967 (4)1982 (1)1999 (1)ParticipantsAllFidel Castro (2)Gamal Abdel Nasser (6)Area (sq km)All22,072 (1)89,342 (1)185,180 (1)242,500 (1)632,702.3 (1)996,603 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)Republic (4)Income GroupAllHigh (5)Low (1)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1922 (2)1946 (2)1948 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (8)PopulationAll10,147,200 (1)11,484,805 (1)26,657,437 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9EgyptParticipating States2 entriesFranceParticipating States1 entryIsraelParticipating States2 entriesJordanParticipating States1 entryRussiaParticipating States1 entrySoviet UnionParticipating States1 entrySyriaParticipating States1 entryUnited KingdomParticipating States2 entriesUnited StatesParticipating States1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Contemporary historytier 2WikipediaContemporary history, lead section, span sentenceQuote, Contemporary history, lead section, span sentenceContemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from about 1945 to the present.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.