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I think if you read all the comments you'll realize why you couldn't sell these. They aren't maps, they are riddled with errors, they are not even in a vector scalable format.


Yeah, IMO Natural Earth[0] data is much more valuable, and easy to get into any format one could need. Countries would be covered by the "Admin 0 – Countries" file[1].

[0]http://www.naturalearthdata.com/

[1]http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vecto...


> easy to get into any format one could need

Okay, I'll bite. How would one get these into SVG? I haven't found anything as straightforward as an SHP->SVG converter.


I havent used this, but I've seen it posted a few times on various GIS type places: http://www.duif.net/qgis/simplesvg/

Not sure if this would fit your needs, or if it's any good


open in qgis, select countries, export as svg.




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