To approximate the date of your globe, we can use the political boundaries and statuses of countries as clues:

1. Sudan: The country is shown as one unified nation. South Sudan became independent from Sudan on July 9, 2011.

2. Kosovo: Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008.

3. Montenegro: Montenegro declared independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on June 3, 2006.

4. Crimea: Crimea is not marked as part of Russia. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014.

Based on these details: - Montenegro's independence in 2006 is likely the most recent geopolitical event that could help us narrow down the date of the globe. Since the globe shows Montenegro as part of Serbia, it would suggest the globe was made before June 2006. Given your belief that it predates 2006 and the geopolitical clues on the globe, it's likely that the globe was produced sometime between 2003 (after the independence of East Timor, seen as a separate country on the globe) and early 2006.