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World map. A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BCE still based on the flat Earth paradigm. World maps assuming a spherical Earth first appear in the Hellenistic period. The developments of Greek geography during this time, notably by Eratosthenes and Posidonius culminated in the Roman ...
Map. Physical map of Earth. Political map of Earth. A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may ...
India Outline of India – Republic of India. Indonesia Outline of Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia. Iran Outline of Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran. Iraq Outline of Iraq – Republic of Iraq. Ireland Outline of the Republic of Ireland – Republic of Ireland. See Outline of the Falkland Islands for Islas Malvinas.
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English: Editor's note:. This map is saved in human-editable plain text format. Please do not upload edits directly saved with Inkscape.; When making a derivative work, it is better to keep the Earth's outline, and consider using a properly centered map with a proper projection when making a regional map.
The parameters align (left, center, or, by default, right) and size (default 300px width) may be used to set the template's horizontal position and the image's size per, respectively, the Location and Size entries here.