How Google maps is different in other countries?

Google’s corporate mission is “to organize the world’s information,” but it also bends it to its will. From Argentina to the United Kingdom to Iran, the world’s borders look different depending on where you’re viewing them from. That’s because Google — and other online mapmakers — simply change them.

What map shows different countries?

Political Maps
Political Maps. “Political maps” are among the most widely used reference maps. They are mounted on the walls of classrooms throughout the world. They show the geographic boundaries between governmental units such as countries, states, and counties.

Why is Russia so big on maps?

The reason why Russia looks so big on most maps is due to the Mercator projection and the country being in the north. Scandinavia looks really big too, but in reality, it’s much, much smaller.

Why are some countries not on Google Maps?

There are also country-level permissions that Google needs in order to bring the Maps app to your region. If your government does not allow the company to add your country to Google Maps, the service won’t be available there. That’s why Google products, including Maps are blocked in China.

Which country is last country in the world?

The newest internationally recognized country in the world is the African country of South Sudan, which declared independence on July 9, 2011. In the following days, it became also the newest member of the United Nations.

What is the real map of the world called?

Mercator projection
The world map you are probably familiar with is called the Mercator projection (below), which was developed all the way back in 1569 and greatly distorts the relative areas of land masses. It makes Africa look tiny, and Greenland and Russia appear huge.

Why is Greenland so big on maps?

In Mercator maps, the Earth’s surface is projected on a cylinder that surrounds the globe (Fig. 4). The cylinder is then unrolled to produce a flat map that preserves the shapes of landmasses but tends to stretch countries towards the poles. This is why the size of Greenland is exaggerated in many world maps.