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

[amadeus]

Is Puerto Rico missing deliberately? (and also Hawai'i?)

Another two to blame on Wikipedia, I’m afraid.

 

[Samson]

Bolivia has a coastline!

 

[Kyriakos]

Another: In this altered map, Norway has no border with Russia.

The India-Pakistan border also looks suspect, land stolen from 4rth world Pakistan?

 

[amadeus]

Bolivia has a coastline!

I think that's enough for me to post the whole thing:

Not spotted: Finland in the Arctic, Rwanda-Burundi together (again), and the mysterious disappearance of Leo von Caprivi's strip down in southern Africa.

Also poor Ceylon. Disappeared without a trace and went totally unnoticed.

Another: In this altered map, Norway has no border with Russia.

I noticed after I posted that I was missing a pixel somewhere there, but didn't want to edit the post to correct it.

 

[Kyriakos]

There are more changes
Persia lost some land in the border with Turkey too.

And I did spot stealing Finland, you just didn't notice :/

 

[amadeus]

There are more changes
Persia lost some land in the border with Turkey too.

Those are underlying inaccuracies for which I am not to blame/receive credit.

 

[warpus]

Something historical these countries share, some historical fact?

 

[Samson]

I thought the game was over, and Kyriakos won. I thought the colours were incidental.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I am not sure there are any rules for posting maps, the only "rule" is not to do a google reverse image search of the posted map. You can go a long way by doing a google image search of '"something you are interested in" map'. I like using the world bank development indicators which has a function to generate maps but it is not working right now for me. You have to select all countries (the tick in a box icon), then the series (the thing you want to map) and then the year. Another source is the world in data that will make maps of loads of stuff.

[EDIT] Actually looking at the first post there are some basic rules, but not that effect your choice of map.

I see the game has moved on, but for future reference: I intend to learn how to do this, and if I ever get another chance, I have exactly the map in mind (dunno how hard or easy you'd find it; guess we'll see some day).


EDIT: Prince Edward Island is missing in the above map.

 

[Kyriakos]

I thought the game was over, and Kyriakos won. I thought the colours were incidental.

I didn't win. @amadeus didn't even register my correct answer(s) (not even Finland ).
I am not sure who won, but it wasn't me.

 

[amadeus]

@warpus there was no data. The countries highlighted in green are just misdirection.

Although it was a collective effort I’d say @tjs282 is the winner having been the first to notice:

And I've just noticed: WTH happened to New Zealand ?!?

 

[Takhisis]

Nakhchivan! United by a weird land corridor to Azerbaijan! What have you done to the Caucasus?

 

[tjs282]

Although it was a collective effort I’d say @tjs282 is the winner having been the first to notice:

I'm not sure that counts: I though it was just a glitch...

Open floor then...?

 

[Takhisis]

What is the exact criterion for the map? Other than ‘crossover with Altered Maps’?

 

[stfoskey12]

I'm taking advantage of the open floor.

 

[amadeus]

HDI by province!

 

[Takhisis]

I think it was Randall Munroe who pointed out that everything can be found to correlate to population density, but I'll say ‘residential building height’ for the lulz.

 

[stfoskey12]

No to both.

 

[The_J]

Is it a type of industry?

 

[Kyriakos]

Social victory points, given for behavior online? ^_^