Crimea is shown differently in the official versions of the Equal Earth political map, the transition to the projection of which is promoted by the international campaign Correct the Map. In the Russian-language version, the peninsula is painted in the same color as Russia, whereas in the standard version of the map it is shown separately in neutral colour.
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Crimea is shown differently in the official versions of the Equal Earth political map, the transition to the projection of which is promoted by the international campaign Correct the Map. In the Russian-language version, the peninsula is painted in the same color as Russia, whereas in the standard version of the map it is shown separately in neutral colour.