A map from 1919 of Asia showing the political boundaries at the time. This map shows the extent of the Russian and Ottoman empires in Asia, the British possessions of India, Straits Settlements on the Malay Peninsula, northern Borneo, and Papua New Guinea, French Indo-China, the Japanese Empire, including Chosen (Korea) and Formosa (Taiwan), and Mongolia as an independent country. Capitals and other major cities are shown, as well as major rivers, coastal features, and islands of the region.