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The following is a selection of a few:

Map blunders

▪ In 2011, a Chinese firm came under fire for drawing

up a map that showed disputed parts of India within

China's border. China's ambassador said it would not
help India-China relations, although he was told it

was a "technical issue".

▪ In 2012, Google Maps faced legal action from Iran

for failing to name the body of water Iranians call the

Persian Gulf, and which Arabs refer to as the Arabian
Gulf. The company said it did not want to take a

political stance.

▪ The UK government issued an apology in June 2014

when it shared a map on Twitter including the Isle

of Man - which is self-governing and not part of the
UK or the European Union - with the caption "By

staying united we have much more to gain".

▪ The Romanian foreign ministry apologised in March
2015 when it gave a German diplomat a booklet

showing a map of France with the German flag

covering it. It said it was a "regrettable technical
error".