// Modern era
French Third Republic
- Period
- AD 1871 – AD 1939
- Duration
- approx. 68 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1920
- Area (max.)
- approx. 12.8 million km²
Period and duration
French Third Republic — according to the map data from AD 1871 to AD 1939, roughly 68 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
French Third Republic — greatest extent around AD 1920: the mapped borders then cover about 12.8 million km², roughly 8.6% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1870)
- Second French Empire
After
Neighbours around AD 1920
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- British Empire
- British Colonial Empire
- French Africa
- British Africa
- United States of America
- Brazilian Republic
- Commonwealth of Australia
- British Raj
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1920 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- French Third Republic on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.