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Borders · Map guides
A Caribbean map contains several different kinds of places: independent states, territories, constituent countries and parts of larger states. Island names alone do not tell you which is…
Arizona · Borders · Map guides
Four Corners is easier to remember as a pattern than as a list. Two states sit north of the meeting point, and two sit south. The map below…
Borders · Lists & data
Southeast Asia is not just a peninsula or a chain of islands. It includes both, which makes a country map more useful than a simple north-to-south list. Start…
Finland · Borders · Comparisons
Finland and Iceland are Nordic countries, but are they Scandinavian? The answer depends on how someone is using “Scandinavia.” A useful starting point is to separate a common…
United States · Borders · Map guides
A US time zones map answers one question: which geographic time zone is a place in? To know its clock time, you also need a second answer: does…
Cyprus · Borders · Map guides
Twenty-two countries border the Mediterranean Sea under the convention used here: 21 United Nations member states plus the State of Palestine, whose Mediterranean coast is in the Gaza…
Borders · Lists & data
West Africa contains both a long Atlantic coastline and countries far inland. A useful regional map must also show Cabo Verde rather than treating the mainland as the…
Borders · Lists & data
An Eastern Europe list is only useful when its boundaries are explained. This map uses the United Nations statistical grouping, so you can match each highlighted country to…
Borders · Lists & data
Central America has a familiar seven-country list, but statistical sources can show eight. The paired maps make that difference visible before you compare the totals.Seven countries, with an…
Nebraska · Borders · Explainers
The letters NE can name a state in an address or abbreviate a compass direction or region elsewhere. Nebraska and the northeastern United States are not two names…
Maryland · Borders · Map guides
Maryland’s narrow western extension and Chesapeake coastline can make it harder to recognize than a compact state outline. Its proximity to Washington, DC creates another common confusion: a…
Oregon · Borders · Map guides
In an address, OR identifies Oregon rather than the everyday connecting word “or.” A map reveals another distinction: the state’s Pacific coast and mountain slopes do not share…