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Data source

Map data is from Natural Earth, which is in the public domain. Where Natural Earth's states or provinces are out of date, we use current boundaries fromgeoBoundaries or from the UN'sOCHA administrative boundary datasets. Boundaries are provided for general reference and are not legal or authoritative boundaries.

Data credits

These country maps use geoBoundaries or OCHA data. Where the license asks for it, please include the credit line when you share the map.

  • Bangladesh: geoBoundaries, geoBoundaries, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication. No credit required.
  • Burkina Faso: OCHA, Institut Geographique Burkina (IGB), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Institut Geographique Burkina (IGB)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Burundi: OCHA, Bureau de Centralisation de Géomatique (BCG), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Bureau de Centralisation de Géomatique (BCG)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Cambodia: OCHA, Department of Geography of the Ministry of Land Management, Urbanization and Construction in 2008, WFP, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Department of Geography of the Ministry of Land Management, Urbanization and Construction in 2008, WFP), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Central African Republic: OCHA, ICASEES, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (ICASEES), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Chad: OCHA, Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques du Tchad, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques du Tchad), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Côte d'Ivoire: geoBoundaries, World Bank Group, OCHA Côte d’Ivoire, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (World Bank Group, OCHA Côte d’Ivoire), Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)”.
  • DR Congo: OCHA, Referenciel Géographique Commun, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Referenciel Géographique Commun), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Ethiopia: OCHA, CSA (Central Statistics Agency) + Regional Bureau of Finance and Economic Development (BoFED), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (CSA (Central Statistics Agency) + Regional Bureau of Finance and Economic Development (BoFED)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Gambia: geoBoundaries, Knippenberg, Erwin, & Moritz, Meyer. “The Hidden Potential of Mobile Phone Data Insights on COVID-19 in the Gambia.” Data Blog, The World Bank Data Catalog, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (Knippenberg, Erwin, & Moritz, Meyer. “The Hidden Potential of Mobile Phone Data Insights on COVID-19 in the Gambia.” Data Blog, The World Bank Data Catalog), Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)”.
  • Ghana: OCHA, Ghana Statistical Services (GSS), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Ghana Statistical Services (GSS)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Kenya: geoBoundaries, RCMRD GeoPortal, Africa GeoPortal, Public Domain. No credit required.
  • Kyrgyzstan: OCHA, Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Laos: OCHA, National Geographic Department (NGD), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (National Geographic Department (NGD)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Lebanon: geoBoundaries, geoBoundaries, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. No credit required.
  • Madagascar: OCHA, Bureau National de Gestion des Risuqes et Catastrphe (BNGRC), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Bureau National de Gestion des Risuqes et Catastrphe (BNGRC)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Mali: OCHA, Mali Institut Géographique (IGM), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Mali Institut Géographique (IGM)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Mauritania: OCHA, Agence Nationale de la Statistique, de l'Analyse Démographique et Economique (ANSADE), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Agence Nationale de la Statistique, de l'Analyse Démographique et Economique (ANSADE)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Morocco: OCHA, Le Haut Commissariat au Plan data (HCP), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Le Haut Commissariat au Plan data (HCP)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Myanmar: OCHA, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Namibia: OCHA, Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Nepal: geoBoundaries, Survey Department of Nepal, OCHA FISS, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (Survey Department of Nepal, OCHA FISS), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)”.
  • Papua New Guinea: geoBoundaries, Papua New Guinea National Statistics Office, OCHA ROAP, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (Papua New Guinea National Statistics Office, OCHA ROAP), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)”.
  • Qatar: geoBoundaries, geoBoundaries, Qatar Open Data Portal, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoBoundaries, Qatar Open Data Portal), Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)”.
  • Sierra Leone: OCHA, Government of Sierra Leone, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Government of Sierra Leone), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Somalia: OCHA, OCHA Somalia, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (OCHA Somalia), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Sudan: geoBoundaries, Information Management Working Group (IMWG), OCHA ROSEA, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (Information Management Working Group (IMWG), OCHA ROSEA), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)”.
  • Tanzania: geoBoundaries, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA, HDX, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: geoBoundaries (Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics / UN OCHA ROSA, HDX), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)”.
  • Tunisia: OCHA, Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie, Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Vietnam: OCHA, General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.
  • Yemen: OCHA, Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO). Credit: “Boundaries: OCHA (Central Statistical Organization (CSO)), Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY-IGO)”.