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DEFINITION: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
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AntarcticaAntarctica 1948 AD
ArgentinaArgentina 9,000 BC
Ascension IslandAscension Island 1815 AD
AustraliaAustralia 48,000 BP
BermudaBermuda 1609 AD
BrazilBrazil 41,000-56,000 BP
CambodiaCambodia 7,000 BC
CanadaCanada 25,000-40,000 BP
Cape VerdeCape Verde 1462 AD
ChileChile 14,800 BP
ChinaChina 39,000-42,000 BP
ColombiaColombia 12,400 BP
CyprusCyprus 12,500 BP
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 31,000 BP
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 90,000 BP
East TimorEast Timor 42,000 BP
EgyptEgypt 50,000-80,000 BP
EstoniaEstonia 7,600 BC
EthiopiaEthiopia 195,000 BP
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 1764 AD
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 600 AD
FijiFiji 1,095 BC
FranceFrance 32,000 BP
GermanyGermany 42,000-43,000 BP
GreeceGreece 45,000 BP
GreenlandGreenland 2,000 BC
IcelandIceland 874 AD
IndiaIndia 70,000 BP
IndonesiaIndonesia 45,000 BP
IrelandIreland 7,700 BC
IsraelIsrael 100,000 BP
ItalyItaly 43,000-45,000 BP
JapanJapan 47,000 BP
LaosLaos 46,000 BP
LibyaLibya 50,000-180,000 BP
MadagascarMadagascar 500 AD
MalaysiaMalaysia 34,000-46,000 BP
MaltaMalta 5,200 BC
MauritiusMauritius 1638 AD
MoroccoMorocco 90,000-190,000 BP
New ZealandNew Zealand 1250–1300 AD
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 1300 AD
NorwayNorway 9,200 BC
OmanOman 75,000-125,000 BP
PeruPeru 14,000 BP
PhilippinesPhilippines 67,000 BP
PolandPoland 30,000 BP
PortugalPortugal 24,500 BP
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 4,000 BC
RomaniaRomania 37,800-42,000 BP
Saint HelenaSaint Helena 1516 AD
SamoaSamoa 1,000 BC
South AfricaSouth Africa 125,000 BP
Sri LankaSri Lanka 34,000 BP
SudanSudan 140,000-160,000 BP
SvalbardSvalbard 1619 AD
TaiwanTaiwan 50,000 BP
TongaTonga 1,180 BC
TuvaluTuvalu 6,000 BC
United Arab EmiratesUAE 125,000 BP
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 41,500-44,200 BP
United StatesUnited States 16,000 BP
VanuatuVanuatu 1,000 BC

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