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              Americas –  North and  South America 
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           9 May 2001 (according to  EXIF data) | 
          
          
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            http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/americas_pol96.jpg | 
          
          
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           CIA,  original political map from  Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection;  University of Texas Library Online | 
          
         
         
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