General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
Africa
- Egypt: Justinian reforms Egypt's administration
Europe
- Italian States: Narses the eunuch-general appointed as exarch, the highest military and civil authority in Italy
End of Byzantine reconquering of Italy
- Spanish States: Byzantine armies under Justinian conquer south-east Spain - end of Ostrogoth kingdom
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Empire stretches through Egypt, Italy, and Spain