United Nations Cartographic Section Web Site
Author: UN Cartographic Section
Description: This is the official Web Site of the United Nations Cartographic Section in New York. Here you will find UN Peacekeeping maps, country profile maps, and geographical information.
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Welcome to the United Nations Cartographic Section Maps and Geographic Information Resources |
French version here
Maps
Country Profile Maps General Maps |  |
More than 100 General Maps are available currently. Maps are in PDF format for best display and print results. |  |
Thematic maps More Maps
¤ Kumanovo-Vranje Corridor ¤ Withdrawal Line of Israeli forces in Lebanon ¤ The World in 1945 ¤ The World today (as of October 2004!) ¤ Okavango map
DPKO Peacekeeping Maps |
Display, save or print the latest deployment maps of peacekeeping operations. Maps are in PDF format for best display and print results. Click and select a mission map in the menu box below. Links to DPKO mission web sites are also available.
Map publication permissions - click here!
Geographic Resources & Information
Working Group UNGIWG
The United Nations Geographical Information Working Group has been established in March 2000.
Working Group UNGEGN
(Link to the UNGEGN web site (United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names)
Download the UNGEGN brochure
Documentation List of Territories (updated September 2004) |
Capital city, country code and country name of each member and non-member State is listed. The list is meant to be used in conjunction with the Terminology Bulletin of Country Names.
More resources Map Library
The Map Collection houses over 80,000 maps, some 3,000 atlases, gazetteers, travel guides, cartographic and geographic reference works as well as digital cartographic products.
IMPORTANT NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES: This is the United Nations cartographic web site. Links to other sites are provided for information only. The inclusion of these links and their content does not imply official endorsement or approval whatsoever by the United Nations. DESIGNATIONS USED: The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown on maps and included in lists, tables, documents, and databases on this web site are not warranted to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Unless otherwise noted, the maps included on this web site are produced by the Cartographic Section and are copyrighted by the United Nations. Reproduction of any part without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Reproduction of any part without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful. Please contact us for any questions regarding publication permissions.
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Content last updated: 22th of December 2004