Guess the Map V: A Map is Worth a Thousand Words

[sepamu92]

And as a hint:
It is Taiwan not RoC.

So, does it have something to do with names? Or with geography?

 

[KMRblue1027]

No, that is not it. I just like fake filenames for this game.

Now that's a sneaky move

 

[chegel]

The names are important, yes.

 

[jtb1127]

No, that is not it. I just like fake filenames for this game.

That's funny.

It has something to do with the names of these countries?

 

[Truthy]

Countries wit the word "republic" is their names?

 

[chegel]

It was not the first fake filename. I think SuperBeaverInc. did the same in the thread before this one (yes, I check the filenames every time, but I refrain from posting then if it reveals the map). But I did not steal the idea, wanted to do this for a long time.

Country names are important, they are half the solution in some way.
It is not about republics.

 

[jtb1127]

Countries that are named in a language that is not their official or defacto language. Like Mexico is an Aztec word but the country speaks Spanish.

 

[Truthy]

It was not the first fake filename. I think SuperBeaverInc. did the same in the thread before this one (yes, I check the filenames every time, but I refrain from posting then if it reveals the map). But I did not steal the idea, wanted to do this for a long time.

Country names are important, they are half the solution in some way.
It is not about republics.

Fake file names will probably become the norm. I know next time I make a map I will give it one.

 

[Arakhor]

Well all seven countries highlighted in Europe have monarchs as their heads of state and both Brazil and Mexico were monarchies at one point.

 

[chegel]

No, it has nothing to do with forms of government or the name in a different language than the countries' official.
When I wrote Country names are important, they are half the solution in some way. this was a hidden hint. The countries' names are only one half.

 

[W|M]

Countries who's name changed in 1967?

 

[jtb1127]

Well in my solution language was the other half.

Countries who's name changed in 1967?

Where do you get these dates from?

 

[W|M]

Brazilian history.

 

[KMRblue1027]

Countries who's name changed in 1967?

Djibouti is the only one I can find are you sure?

 

[W|M]

Brazil changed it's name from Republic of the United States of Brazil to Federative Republic of Brazil in 1967.

 

[Eat_Up_Martha]

So many small countries scattered across the globe... does it have something to do with colonialism and/or independence movements?

 

[KMRblue1027]

Strange that I couldn't find that on wiki.

Off topic: Why did the old name have both republic and united states that kinda seems redundant.

 

[chegel]

Nothing so far.
Like I said, it is something that does not make much sense to be displayed in a map, the names of the countries are important and it is Taiwan, not RoC. Else the country would not be red. I did not write that but it was implied.

 

[Arakhor]

We spell the country's name differently to the way they do? Brazil/Brasil etc. I'm fast running out of ideas.

 

[chegel]

Ok, one more hint. The countries are one half of the solution, the capitals are the other one.