This file is <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World.svg" title="File:BlankMap-World.svg">File:BlankMap-World.svg</a> with all the circled states and territories now visible. <i>See <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:BlankMap-World.svg/Documentation#Small_countries" title="File talk:BlankMap-World.svg/Documentation">File talk:BlankMap-World.svg/Documentation#Small countries</a>.</i>
<p>This image shows a global map of the world, with all the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area" class="extiw" title="en:List of countries and outlying territories by total area">countries and dependencies that are under 20,000 km² in area</a>, as well as various other subnational territories, represented by a circle.
</p><p><b>Consider using <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World.svg" title="File:BlankMap-World.svg">BlankMap-World.svg</a> instead of this image for creating derivative works. Because this is a purely technical illustration (see below), it is not being actively maintained – using the primary map will avoid inadvertently using outdated and/or incorrect information.</b>
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This is a purely technical illustration created for the purpose of being used in the documentation (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:BlankMap-World.svg/Documentation" title="File talk:BlankMap-World.svg/Documentation">click here</a>) for the main image, from which this file was derived: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World.svg" title="File:BlankMap-World.svg">BlankMap-World.svg</a>. As such, this map is not making any political statements – it simply shows hidden elements in the main image.
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This file was derived from: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World.svg" title="File:BlankMap-World.svg">BlankMap-World.svg</a><br> and is a simple technical illustration of the capabilities of the main file, with all "opacity" elements in SVG being assigned 1.