title: How do I highlight a country with the google maps api v3?
body: <p>I'm trying to achieve an effect similar to this: </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/spJ57.jpg" alt="http://www.state.gov/cms_images/france_map_2007-worldfactbook2.jpg"></p>
  
  <p>Notice how France is brighter than the other countries. It has the 'focus'. I've been exploring the API and it looks like I'm supposed use <code>kmlLayers</code> to achieve this effect. Is this correct? If so, how do I leverage or even find kml to do this? How else could I do this?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>