Guess the map 14: We mapped our sky before we mapped our Earth

[Samson]

It seems like it should be fairly easy, as there are so few that are not dark green. This is my list:

Yellow = US, Holy See, Israel
Blue = Taiwan, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Bermuda
Grey = Greenland, Western Sahara, Lichtenstein, Macedonia,
Light Green = Macao, some Caribbean Islands

 

[The_J]

The Faroe islands should also be on the light green list, although I don't think this helps.
North Macedonia is green, what you see as grey is the Kosovo.

I think you'll get only further if you see yellow and blue/grey/light green as one category.


And no, not related to religion.

 

[amadeus]

I’m guessing it’s participation in some kind of sporting or gaming conference, although I don’t know what it would be. My immediate guess would be something soccer because Americans hate soccer.

 

[Ferocitus]

Places that the US has said they would go to war over if they were invaded?

 

[The_J]

Not sports or military related.

 

[amadeus]

Then something to do with top-level internet domains?

 

[The_J]

Nope, not related.

 

[Kyriakos]

About embassies/consulates?
In the case of some, a link could also be non-parliamentary rulers with serious power, like the prince in Lichtenstein, the pope in Vatican and the mafia in Kosovo

 

[GinandTonic]

Is it related to governance/ sovereignty.

 

[The_J]

Not embassies/consulates or how a country/region is governed.
The status of governance/sovereignity is a cause of the blue/grey/light green.

 

[Kyriakos]

Existence of foreign troops under some government-related mandate?

 

[The_J]

Nope, not military related.

 

[GinandTonic]

Yellow = US, Holy See, Israel
Blue = Taiwan, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Bermuda
Grey = Greenland, Western Sahara, Lichtenstein, Macedonia,
Light Green = Macao, some Caribbean Islands

The status of governance/sovereignity is a cause of the blue/grey/light green.

I'm really struggling with what the blues have in common in terms of sovereignty/ governance. Taiwan de facto an independent state but not widely recognised as such. HK, one nation two systems. PR and US Virgin Islands remain unincorporated. Bermuda is weird in that it is the fifth oldest democracy in the world but technically not sovereign, though since London's not blocked the assembly in 401 years that seems a formality.

I mean all three colours have limited authority in foreign relations...

 

[Snowygerry]

Does it have anything to do with recognition of the sovereignity another state ?

The map could fit a UN vote for example, yes/no/abstain ?

 

[The_J]

I'm really struggling with what the blues have in common in terms of sovereignty/ governance.
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I mean all three colours have limited authority in foreign relations...

Does it have anything to do with recognition of the sovereignity another state ?

The map could fit a UN vote for example, yes/no/abstain ?

UN yes, but what exactly...

 

[EnglishEdward]

Something to do with UN voting on Israel or Taiwan.

 

[The_J]

It's not related to any specific resolutions.

 

[Samson]

It is not about votes then, the Vatican City / Holy See not being a voting member?

 

[GinandTonic]

Blue dont have votes. But I dont think grey do either (google unclear on Lichtenstein's semi relationship with the UN).

Yellow has to be the key.

 

[The_J]

Maybe I'm not exactly talking about the UN "UN" .