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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World

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World
Le Monde

Atlas of the world
English: Earth is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its planetary system's terrestrial planets, making it the largest solid body in the solar system, and it is the only place in the universe known to humans to support life. It is also the densest planet in the solar system. The Earth was formed around 4.57 billion years ago and its natural satellite, the Moon, was orbiting it shortly thereafter, around 4.53 billion years ago. The World is a name for the planet Earth seen from a human point of view, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to mean the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general.

Français La Terre, est la troisième planète la plus rapprochée du soleil, ainsi que la plus grande des planètes telluriques, en diamètre tout comme en masse. Elle peut être nommée "la Terre", "planète Terre", "Gaïa", "le Monde" ou "Planète bleue".
Español La Tierra es el tercer planeta del Sistema Solar, considerando su distancia al Sol, y el quinto de ellos según su tamaño. Es el único planeta del universo que se conoce en el que exista y se origine la vida. La Tierra se formó al mismo tiempo que el Sol y el resto del Sistema Solar, hace 4.570 millones de años.
中文 地球是太阳系中行星之一,按离太阳由近而远的次序排列为第三,它是太阳系类地行星中最大的一颗,也是现代科学目前确证惟一存在生命的行星,科学家估计地球的年龄大约有45亿7千萬年(4.57×109年),在行星形成後不久,可能曾遭受小型天體撞擊而產生一個天然卫星-月球,环中交叉十字為地球的天文符号,十字的两画分别代表子午线和赤道,另一种画法则把十字放在环形的上方(Unicode:♁)。
Русский Земля́ — третья от Солнца планета Солнечной системы. Крупнейшая из планет земной группы. Является домом для миллионов биологических видов[1], включая людей. Единственное известное на данный момент планетарное тело, населённое живыми существами. Научные данные указывают на то, что Земля образовалась около 4,54 млрд лет назад, а вскоре после этого приобрела свой единственный естественный спутник — Луну.
العربية كوكب الأرض و يعرف أيضا باسم الكرة الأرضية، هو كوكب تعيش فيه كائنات حية و منها الإنسان، والكوكب الثالث بعدا عن الشمس في أكبر نظام شمسي، والجسم الكوكبي الوحيد في النظام الشمسي الذي يوجد به حياة، على الأقل المعروف إلى يومنا هذا، كوكب الأرض لَهُ قمر واحد، تشكّلَ قبل حوالي 4.5 بليون سنة مضت.
हिन्दी text=पृथ्वी वह ग्रह है जिस पर हम (मनुष्य) रहते हैं; यह सूर्य से तीसरा ग्रह है । इस ग्रह का एक उपग्रह है, चन्द्रमा । यह एकमात्र ग्रह है जिसपर जीवन है; हालाकि पृथ्वी से बाहर जीवन की कल्पना की गयी है । वैग्यानिकों का अनुमान है की पृथ्वी ४५० करोड़ साल पुरानी है ।
Esperanto La tero estas la tria planedo de nia sunsistemo, kaj la sola konata vivoporta planedo. La astronomia simbolo estas ♁ aŭ \oplus.

General maps

BlankMap-World.png The World
World map.png Map of The World

Topographic map of the world

N0-90, W90-180 N0-90, W0-90 N0-90, E0-90 N0-90, E90-180
S0-90, W90-180 S0-90, W0-90 S0-90, E0-90 S0-90, E90-180
N60-90, W150-180 N60-90, W120-150 N60-90, W90-120 N60-90, W60-90 N60-90, W30-60 N60-90, W0-30 N60-90, E0-30 N60-90, E30-60 N60-90, E60-90 N60-90, E90-120 N60-90, E120-150 N60-90, E150-180
N30-60, W150-180 N30-60, W120-150 N30-60, W90-120 N30-60, W60-90 N30-60, W30-60 N30-60, W0-30 N30-60, E0-30 N30-60, E30-60 N30-60, E60-90 N30-60, E90-120 N30-60, E120-150 N30-60, E150-180
N0-30, W150-180 N0-30, W120-150 N0-30, W90-120 N0-30, W60-90 N0-30, W30-60 N0-60, W0-30 N0-60, E0-30 N0-60, E30-60 N0-60, E60-90 N0-60, E90-120 N0-60, E120-150 N0-60, E150-180
S0-30, W150-180 S0-30, W120-150 S0-30, W90-120 S0-30, W60-90 S0-30, W30-60 S0-30, W0-30 S0-30, E0-30 S0-30, E30-60 S0-30, E60-90 S0-30, E90-120 S0-30, E120-150 S0-30, E150-180
S30-60, W150 S30-60, W120 S30-60, W90-120 S30-60, W60-90 S30-60, W30-60 S30-60, W0-30 S30-60, E0-30 S30-60, E30-60 S30-60, E60-90 S30-60, E90-120 S30-60, E120-150 S30-60, E150-180
S60-90, W150-180 S60-90, W120-150 S60-90, W90-120 S60-90, W60-90 S60-90, W30-60 S60-90, W0-30 S60-90, E0-30 S60-90, E30-60 S60-90, E60-90 S60-90, E90-120 S60-90, E120-150 S60-90, E150-180
Worldglobe.jpg World Globe Map
Worldmap LandAndPolitical.jpg Political and physical map
Physical world.jpg Physical map
World geologic provinces.jpg Geological map
WorldMapLongLat-eq-circles-tropics-non.png Political map
World administrative levels.png Map of the world administrative levels . The color schema is:
BLACK - level 0 (249 countries)
BLUE - level 1 (233 countries)
BROWN - level 2 (139 countries)
GRAY - level 3 (35 countries)
GREEN - level 4 (Belgium, France, Germany, Kenya, Malawi, Poland, Spain)
ORANGE - level 5 (France only)
PINK - level 6 (France only)

[edit] Cartographic map projections

World-albers.png Albers projection of the world
Usgs map albers equal area conic.PNG Explanation of the Albers projection
World-behrmann.png Behrmann projection of the world
Bonne projection.gif Bonne projection of the world
Bottomley projection.gif Bottomley projection of the world
Craig-retroazimuthal-for-mecca.png Craig retroazimuthal projection of the world
Map projection-Eckert IV.png Eckert IV projection of the world
Map projection-Eckert VI.png Eckert VI projection of the world
Equidistant Cylindrical Projection Earth.png Equidistant cylindrical projection of the world
Tissot indicatrix world map equirectangular proj.svg Equirectangular projection of the world (with Tissot's Indicatrix of deformation)
Goode-homolosine.jpg Goode projection of the world
World-lambert-azimuthal.png Lambert azimuthal projection of the world
Usgs map azimuthal equidistant.PNG Explanation of the Azimuthal equidistant projection
World-lambert-cylindrical.png Lambert cylindrical projection of the world
Usgs map gnomic.PNG Explanation of the Lambert Gnomic projection
Usgs map lambert conformal conic.PNG Explanation of the Lambert Conformal projection
Mercator-proj.png Mercator projection of the world
Usgs map mercator.PNG Explanation of the Mercator projection
Usgs map space oblique mercator.PNG Explanation of the map space oblique Mercator projection
Usgs map traverse mercator.PNG Explanation of the traverse Mercator projection
Usgs map miller cylindrical.PNG Explanation of the Miller projection
Tissot indicatrix world map Mollweide proj.svg Mollweide projection of the world (with Tissot's Indicatrix of deformation)
Orthographic Projection 30W 150E.png Orthographic projection of the world
World-polyconic.png Polyconic projection of the world
Tissot indicatrix world map Robinson proj.svg Robinson projection of the world (with Tissot's Indicatrix of deformation)
Usgs map robinson.PNG Explanation of the Robinson projection
World map sinusoidal proj-0deg centered.svg Sinusoidal projection of the world
Usgs map sinousidal equal area.PNG Explanation of the sinusoidal projection
Usgs map stereographic.PNG Explanation of the steropgraphic projection
Werner projection.gif Werner projection of the world
World map Winkel Tripel proj-0deg centered.svg Winkel tripel projection of the world

[edit] Other maps

Circulacion termohalina.jpg Termohaline map
Plate tectonics map.gif Map pointing out the Earth's major plates
Elevation.jpg Elevation map
World geologic provinces.jpg Geologic provinces
MonthlyMeanT.gif Monthly long term mean air temperature
MeanMonthlyP.gif Precipitation by month
Global Warming Map.jpg Global Warming
Global Cooling Map.png Global Cooling
Timezones optimized.png Time zones
Tuberculosis reported cases 2006.PNG Tuberculosis rates
World population.PNG World population map
World population density map.PNG World population density map
Prisoner population rate UN HDR 2007 2008.PNG Prison population per 100,000 citizens
Form of government.png Forms of government
Form of government with Freedom House.png Electoral democracies
Average GDP PPP per capita.PNG Countries above and below world average GDP PPP per capita
GDP PPP Per Capita Worldmap 2007 CIA factbook.PNG GDP PPP per capita 2007
Gdp nominal and ppp 2005 world map single colour.png GDP nominal and PPP 2007
Gdp real growth rate 2007 CIA Factbook.PNG GDP growth 2007
World Inflation rate 2007.PNG Inflation in 2007
Gini Coefficient World Human Development Report 2007-2008.png Gini coefficient
Education index UN HDR 2007 2008.PNG Education Index
World literacy map UNHD 2007 2008.png World literacy rates
Percent poverty world map.png percent below national poverty line
Percentage population living on less than 1 dollar day 2007-2008.png Percent of population living on less than $1 per day
SuicideRates.PNG Suicide rates per 100,000 people
Children under height for age UN HDR 2007-2008.PNG % of Children under height for age
Births attended by a skilled health personnel UNHDR 2007-2008.PNG Births attended by a skilled health personnel
Form of government parliamentary.png Parliamentary democracies
Form of government constitutional monarchy.png Constitutional monarchies
Monarchies of the world.PNG Monarchies
Map of unitary states.svg Unitary states
Map of federal states.svg Federalism nation
Voting age.png Voting ages:
   15
   16
   17
   18
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   21
LegalSystemsOfTheWorldMap.png Legal systems of the world
UN Human Development Report 2007 (2).svg 2007/2008 Human Development Index
AbortionLawsMap.png Abortion laws
Age of Consent.png Age of Consent
Death Penalty World Map.svg Death Penalty laws
Death rate world map.PNG Death rate
Sanitation coverage.png Sanitation coverage
Infantmortalityrate.jpg Infant mortality rate
World homosexuality laws.svg Laws against same-sex sexual activity, and state recognition of same-sex relationships
Nuclear weapon programs worldwide.svg Nuclear weapons
Human Language Families (wikicolors).png Linguistic World Maps
Unemployment rate world from CIA figures2.PNG Unemployment in 2007.
Internetanschlüsse.PNG Worldwide extension of Internet access points.
Freedom House world map 2005.png The Map of Freedom reflects the findings of Freedom House's 2006 survey Freedom in the World (PDF). Freedom in the World is an annual institutional effort that monitors the gains and losses for political rights and civil liberties in 192 nations and 18 related and disputed territories. For each country, the survey provides a concise report on political and human rights developments, along with ratings of political rights and civil liberties. Based on these ratings, countries are divided into three categories: Free (green), Partly Free (orange), and Not Free (red), as reflected in the Map of Freedom.

Satellite maps

Whole world - land and oceans 12000.jpg Satellite map

[edit] Notes and references

General remarks:

  • The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
  • Every entry has an introduction section in English. If other languages are native and/or official in an entity, introductions in other languages are added in separate sections. The text of the introduction(s) is based on the content of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. For sources of the introduction see therefore the Wikipedia entries linked to. The same goes for the texts in the history sections.
  • Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
  • For Burma, see Myanmar; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, see United Kingdom; Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire; Pridnestrovie, see Transnistria; Taiwan, see China, Republic of; Timor-Leste, see East Timor.
  • The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
  • The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.

Entries available in the atlas

General pages
Atlas · Historical atlas · Index of the Atlas · Names in native languages

The world and its continents and oceans
General maps of the world · Historical maps of the world · Old maps · Africa · North and South America · Antarctica · Asia · Europe (History, European Union) · Oceania · Oceans

Historical era and themes
Prehistory · Antiquity · Middle Ages · Rise of Islam · Early Modern Age · Early American Societies · Early Asian Societies · Age of Renaissance · Colonialism · 20th Century · World War I · World War II

Countries with undisputed status
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Congo (Republic) · Costa Rica · Côte d’Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · East Timor · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Korea (Democratic People’s Republic) · Korea (Republic) · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macedonia (Republic) · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia (Federated States) · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · The Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Swaziland · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Countries with disputed status
Abkhazia · China (Republic)/Taiwan · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh · Northern Cyprus · Palestine · Somaliland · South Ossetia · Tamil Eelam · Transnistria · Western Sahara

Dependencies and other overseas territories
Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · American Samoa · Anguilla · Aruba · Ascension Island · Ashmore and Cartier Islands · Baker Island · Bermuda · Bouvet Island · British Indian Ocean Territory · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Christmas Island · Clipperton Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Cook Islands · Coral Sea Islands · Faroe Islands · French Guiana · French Polynesia · French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Gibraltar · Greenland · Guadeloupe · Guam · Guantanamo Bay · Guernsey · Heard Island and McDonald Islands · Hong Kong · Howland Island · Isle of Man · Jan Mayen · Jarvis Island · Jersey · Johnston Atoll · Kingman Reef · Macau · Martinique · Mayotte · Midway Atoll · Montserrat · Navassa Island · Netherlands Antilles · New Caledonia · Niue · Norfolk Island · Northern Mariana Islands · Palmyra Atoll · Pitcairn Islands · Puerto Rico · Réunion · Saint Helena · Saint-Barthélemy · Saint Martin (France) · Saint-Pierre and Miquelon · Svalbard · Tokelau · Tristan da Cunha · Turks and Caicos Islands · United States Virgin Islands · Wake Island · Wallis and Futuna

Disputed areas
Kashmir · Paracel Islands · Spratly Islands · Falkland Islands · South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Subnational autonomous entities
Aceh · Adjara · Adygea · Altai · Andalusia · Aosta Valley · Aragon · Athos · Azores · Balearic Islands · Bashkortostan · Basque Autonomous Community · Bougainville · Brussels · Buryatia · Canary Islands · Catalonia · Chechnya · Chuvashia · Corsica · Crimea · Curaçao · Dagestan · Easter Island · England · Extremadura · Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation of) · Flanders · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Gagauzia · Galicia · Galápagos Islands · Gorno-Badakhshan · Guangxi · Ingushetia · Inner Mongolia · Kabardino-Balkaria · Kalmykia · Karachay-Cherkessia · Karakalpakstan · Karelia · Khakassia · Komi · Kurdistan (Iraqi) · Madeira · Mari El · Mindanao · Mordovia · Nakhichevan · Navarre · Nevis · Ningxia · North Ossetia-Alania · Northern Ireland · Quebec · Saint Martin (Netherlands) · Sakha · Sardinia · Scotland · Sicily · Srpska · Tatarstan · Tibet · Trentino-Alto Adige · Tuva · Udmurtia · Vojvodina · Wales · Wallonia · Xinjiang · Zanzibar

Other regions
Basque Country · Burzenland · Kurdistan · Sápmi

Former countries
Austria-Hungary · Byzantine Empire · Caliphate · Czechoslovakia · Frankish Empire · Inca Empire · Macedonian Empire · Prussia · Roman Empire · Soviet Union · Yugoslavia

Themes
Administrative divisions · International organizations · Languages · Religions

Old atlas
Stielers Handatlas 1891

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