The factual accuracy of this map or the file name is disputed. Reason: Same set of problems as File:World98+.svg. Also, extra lines in Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, and possibly other locations.

This file is HUGE. It cannot open in inkscape with 2GB of memory, or probably with 4GB either (however, gimp or a similar program should be able to generate a thumbnail without keeping the whole image in core). In other words, you will most likely be unable to open this on a 32-bit computer. It is only intended for use by other wiki map geeks to generate smaller SVG maps of countries and regions. Also note that, whenever possible it is better to use one of the continental maps that came from the same source, as they are more usable (won't eat all your system memory) and more precise (16 digits instead of 12):

• Image:africa98.svg
• Image:asia98.svg
• Image:europe98.svg
• Image:south_america98.svg
• Image:oceania98.svg
• Image:north_america98.svg

DescriptionWorld98.svg	1998 World map with first level administrative units.
Date	20 October 2007
Source	world98.shp from the US CDC [1]
Author	Translated to SVG by User:Brianski
Other versions	A version with Robinson projection.
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid.   This oversized map was created with an unknown SVG tool.

• Find the right projection for and generate an antarctica98.svg
• Some submaps that don't follow continental boundaries might be handy, e.g. carribean98.svg, middle_east98.svg, mediterranean98.svg, se_asia_and_australia98.svg, etc.
• Fix blips in USA (Utah, PA, Michigan, etc.), west Antarctica. change background color so these blips are more obvious and thus easier to fix.
• Also group properly. IE: There shouldn't be >50 seperate USA groups for each state/territory, instead they should be nested together in a common USA group.
• Make copies of this map with country borders shown in darker lines.
• The territory of Nunavut was formed in 1999, giving Canada three territories in the north - not the 2 displayed here.

perl xml2svg.pl -P12 --proj=cylindrical_equidistant:0,0.793353340291235 -x8000 world98 

This file is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the file is in the public domain.