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Place names the maps understand.

Put any of these names in the place column of a map chart. Capital letters don't matter, and the other spellings in brackets work too. If a name isn't found, the chart says so under the map.

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Countries (176)

Country names as in Natural Earth's boundaries, plus common and World Bank spellings. Works in: World map, Bubble map, Dot-density map, Flow map, Spinning globe, Animated bubble map.

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas (Bahamas, the)
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herz. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei (Brunei Darussalam)
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Rep. (Central African Republic)
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Congo, Rep., Republic of the Congo)
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire (Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast)
Dem. Rep. Congo (Congo, Dem. Rep., DR Congo, DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Rep. (Dominican Republic)
Ecuador
Egypt (Egypt, Arab Rep.)
El Salvador
Eq. Guinea (Equatorial Guinea)
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Is.
Fiji
Finland
Fr. S. Antarctic Lands
France
Gabon
Gambia (Gambia, the)
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Iran, Islamic Rep.)
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic)
Laos (Lao PDR)
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (North Macedonia)
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
N. Cyprus
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands (Holland, The Netherlands)
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea (Korea, Dem. People's Rep.)
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine (West Bank and Gaza)
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico (US))
Qatar
Romania
Russia (Russian Federation)
Rwanda
S. Sudan (South Sudan)
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Slovenia
Solomon Is. (Solomon Islands)
Somalia (Somalia, Fed. Rep.)
Somaliland
South Africa
South Korea (Korea, Korea, Rep., Republic of Korea)
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste (Timor Leste)
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey (Turkiye, Türkiye)
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom (Britain, England, Great Britain, UK)
United States of America (America, US, USA, United States)
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Venezuela, RB)
Vietnam (Viet Nam)
W. Sahara (Western Sahara)
Yemen (Yemen, Rep.)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
eSwatini (Swaziland)

European countries (50)

Neighbouring countries are drawn in grey for context. Works in: Europe map, Europe bubble map, Europe flow map, Animated bubble map.

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herz. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (North Macedonia)
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands (Holland, The Netherlands)
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia (Russian Federation)
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey (Turkiye, Türkiye)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Britain, England, Great Britain, UK)
Vatican

US states (50, plus DC and Puerto Rico)

Full names or two-letter postal codes. Works in: US map, US bubble map, US flow map, Animated bubble map.

Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arizona (AZ)
Arkansas (AR)
California (CA)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
District of Columbia (DC)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maine (ME)
Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts (MA)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Mississippi (MS)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
New York (NY)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Ohio (OH)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Puerto Rico (PR)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)

UK regions and nations (12)

ONS regions (ITL1). Their ONS codes work too, as do “Greater London”, “Yorkshire” and “East of England”. Works in: UK map, UK bubble map, UK flow map, Animated bubble map.

North East (TLC)
North West (TLD)
Yorkshire and The Humber (TLE)
East Midlands (TLF)
West Midlands (TLG)
East (TLH)
London (TLI)
South East (TLJ)
South West (TLK)
Wales (TLL)
Scotland (TLM)
Northern Ireland (TLN)

UK councils (361)

Local authorities as of May 2025, by name or ONS code. “Bristol” works for “Bristol, City of”. Works in: UK map, UK bubble map, UK flow map, Animated bubble map.

Aberdeen City (S12000033)
Aberdeenshire (S12000034)
Adur (E07000223)
Amber Valley (E07000032)
Angus (S12000041)
Antrim and Newtownabbey (N09000001)
Ards and North Down (N09000011)
Argyll and Bute (S12000035)
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (N09000002)
Arun (E07000224)
Ashfield (E07000170)
Ashford (E07000105)
Babergh (E07000200)
Barking and Dagenham (E09000002)
Barnet (E09000003)
Barnsley (E08000038)
Basildon (E07000066)
Basingstoke and Deane (E07000084)
Bassetlaw (E07000171)
Bath and North East Somerset (E06000022)
Bedford (E06000055)
Belfast (N09000003)
Bexley (E09000004)
Birmingham (E08000025)
Blaby (E07000129)
Blackburn with Darwen (E06000008)
Blackpool (E06000009)
Blaenau Gwent (W06000019)
Bolsover (E07000033)
Bolton (E08000001)
Boston (E07000136)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (E06000058)
Bracknell Forest (E06000036)
Bradford (E08000032)
Braintree (E07000067)
Breckland (E07000143)
Brent (E09000005)
Brentwood (E07000068)
Bridgend (W06000013)
Brighton and Hove (E06000043)
Bristol, City of (E06000023)
Broadland (E07000144)
Bromley (E09000006)
Bromsgrove (E07000234)
Broxbourne (E07000095)
Broxtowe (E07000172)
Buckinghamshire (E06000060)
Burnley (E07000117)
Bury (E08000002)
Caerphilly (W06000018)
Calderdale (E08000033)
Cambridge (E07000008)
Camden (E09000007)
Cannock Chase (E07000192)
Canterbury (E07000106)
Cardiff (W06000015)
Carmarthenshire (W06000010)
Castle Point (E07000069)
Causeway Coast and Glens (N09000004)
Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Ceredigion (W06000008)
Charnwood (E07000130)
Chelmsford (E07000070)
Cheltenham (E07000078)
Cherwell (E07000177)
Cheshire East (E06000049)
Cheshire West and Chester (E06000050)
Chesterfield (E07000034)
Chichester (E07000225)
Chorley (E07000118)
City of Edinburgh (S12000036)
City of London (E09000001)
Clackmannanshire (S12000005)
Colchester (E07000071)
Conwy (W06000003)
Cornwall (E06000052)
Cotswold (E07000079)
County Durham (E06000047)
Coventry (E08000026)
Crawley (E07000226)
Croydon (E09000008)
Cumberland (E06000063)
Dacorum (E07000096)
Darlington (E06000005)
Dartford (E07000107)
Denbighshire (W06000004)
Derby (E06000015)
Derbyshire Dales (E07000035)
Derry City and Strabane (N09000005)
Doncaster (E08000017)
Dorset (E06000059)
Dover (E07000108)
Dudley (E08000027)
Dumfries and Galloway (S12000006)
Dundee City (S12000042)
Ealing (E09000009)
East Ayrshire (S12000008)
East Cambridgeshire (E07000009)
East Devon (E07000040)
East Dunbartonshire (S12000045)
East Hampshire (E07000085)
East Hertfordshire (E07000242)
East Lindsey (E07000137)
East Lothian (S12000010)
East Renfrewshire (S12000011)
East Riding of Yorkshire (E06000011)
East Staffordshire (E07000193)
East Suffolk (E07000244)
Eastbourne (E07000061)
Eastleigh (E07000086)
Elmbridge (E07000207)
Enfield (E09000010)
Epping Forest (E07000072)
Epsom and Ewell (E07000208)
Erewash (E07000036)
Exeter (E07000041)
Falkirk (S12000014)
Fareham (E07000087)
Fenland (E07000010)
Fermanagh and Omagh (N09000006)
Fife (S12000047)
Flintshire (W06000005)
Folkestone and Hythe (E07000112)
Forest of Dean (E07000080)
Fylde (E07000119)
Gateshead (E08000037)
Gedling (E07000173)
Glasgow City (S12000049)
Gloucester (E07000081)
Gosport (E07000088)
Gravesham (E07000109)
Great Yarmouth (E07000145)
Greenwich (E09000011)
Guildford (E07000209)
Gwynedd (W06000002)
Hackney (E09000012)
Halton (E06000006)
Hammersmith and Fulham (E09000013)
Harborough (E07000131)
Haringey (E09000014)
Harlow (E07000073)
Harrow (E09000015)
Hart (E07000089)
Hartlepool (E06000001)
Hastings (E07000062)
Havant (E07000090)
Havering (E09000016)
Herefordshire, County of (E06000019)
Hertsmere (E07000098)
High Peak (E07000037)
Highland (S12000017)
Hillingdon (E09000017)
Hinckley and Bosworth (E07000132)
Horsham (E07000227)
Hounslow (E09000018)
Huntingdonshire (E07000011)
Hyndburn (E07000120)
Inverclyde (S12000018)
Ipswich (E07000202)
Isle of Anglesey (W06000001)
Isle of Wight (E06000046)
Isles of Scilly (E06000053)
Islington (E09000019)
Kensington and Chelsea (E09000020)
King's Lynn and West Norfolk (E07000146)
Kingston upon Hull, City of (E06000010)
Kingston upon Thames (E09000021)
Kirklees (E08000034)
Knowsley (E08000011)
Lambeth (E09000022)
Lancaster (E07000121)
Leeds (E08000035)
Leicester (E06000016)
Lewes (E07000063)
Lewisham (E09000023)
Lichfield (E07000194)
Lincoln (E07000138)
Lisburn and Castlereagh (N09000007)
Liverpool (E08000012)
Luton (E06000032)
Maidstone (E07000110)
Maldon (E07000074)
Malvern Hills (E07000235)
Manchester (E08000003)
Mansfield (E07000174)
Medway (E06000035)
Melton (E07000133)
Merthyr Tydfil (W06000024)
Merton (E09000024)
Mid Devon (E07000042)
Mid Suffolk (E07000203)
Mid Sussex (E07000228)
Mid Ulster (N09000009)
Mid and East Antrim (N09000008)
Middlesbrough (E06000002)
Midlothian (S12000019)
Milton Keynes (E06000042)
Mole Valley (E07000210)
Monmouthshire (W06000021)
Moray (S12000020)
Na h-Eileanan Siar (S12000013)
Neath Port Talbot (W06000012)
New Forest (E07000091)
Newark and Sherwood (E07000175)
Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Newcastle-under-Lyme (E07000195)
Newham (E09000025)
Newport (W06000022)
Newry, Mourne and Down (N09000010)
North Ayrshire (S12000021)
North Devon (E07000043)
North East Derbyshire (E07000038)
North East Lincolnshire (E06000012)
North Hertfordshire (E07000099)
North Kesteven (E07000139)
North Lanarkshire (S12000050)
North Lincolnshire (E06000013)
North Norfolk (E07000147)
North Northamptonshire (E06000061)
North Somerset (E06000024)
North Tyneside (E08000022)
North Warwickshire (E07000218)
North West Leicestershire (E07000134)
North Yorkshire (E06000065)
Northumberland (E06000057)
Norwich (E07000148)
Nottingham (E06000018)
Nuneaton and Bedworth (E07000219)
Oadby and Wigston (E07000135)
Oldham (E08000004)
Orkney Islands (S12000023)
Oxford (E07000178)
Pembrokeshire (W06000009)
Pendle (E07000122)
Perth and Kinross (S12000048)
Peterborough (E06000031)
Plymouth (E06000026)
Portsmouth (E06000044)
Powys (W06000023)
Preston (E07000123)
Reading (E06000038)
Redbridge (E09000026)
Redcar and Cleveland (E06000003)
Redditch (E07000236)
Reigate and Banstead (E07000211)
Renfrewshire (S12000038)
Rhondda Cynon Taf (W06000016)
Ribble Valley (E07000124)
Richmond upon Thames (E09000027)
Rochdale (E08000005)
Rochford (E07000075)
Rossendale (E07000125)
Rother (E07000064)
Rotherham (E08000018)
Rugby (E07000220)
Runnymede (E07000212)
Rushcliffe (E07000176)
Rushmoor (E07000092)
Rutland (E06000017)
Salford (E08000006)
Sandwell (E08000028)
Scottish Borders (S12000026)
Sefton (E08000014)
Sevenoaks (E07000111)
Sheffield (E08000039)
Shetland Islands (S12000027)
Shropshire (E06000051)
Slough (E06000039)
Solihull (E08000029)
Somerset (E06000066)
South Ayrshire (S12000028)
South Cambridgeshire (E07000012)
South Derbyshire (E07000039)
South Gloucestershire (E06000025)
South Hams (E07000044)
South Holland (E07000140)
South Kesteven (E07000141)
South Lanarkshire (S12000029)
South Norfolk (E07000149)
South Oxfordshire (E07000179)
South Ribble (E07000126)
South Staffordshire (E07000196)
South Tyneside (E08000023)
Southampton (E06000045)
Southend-on-Sea (E06000033)
Southwark (E09000028)
Spelthorne (E07000213)
St Albans (E07000240)
St. Helens (E08000013)
Stafford (E07000197)
Staffordshire Moorlands (E07000198)
Stevenage (E07000243)
Stirling (S12000030)
Stockport (E08000007)
Stockton-on-Tees (E06000004)
Stoke-on-Trent (E06000021)
Stratford-on-Avon (E07000221)
Stroud (E07000082)
Sunderland (E08000024)
Surrey Heath (E07000214)
Sutton (E09000029)
Swale (E07000113)
Swansea (W06000011)
Swindon (E06000030)
Tameside (E08000008)
Tamworth (E07000199)
Tandridge (E07000215)
Teignbridge (E07000045)
Telford and Wrekin (E06000020)
Tendring (E07000076)
Test Valley (E07000093)
Tewkesbury (E07000083)
Thanet (E07000114)
Three Rivers (E07000102)
Thurrock (E06000034)
Tonbridge and Malling (E07000115)
Torbay (E06000027)
Torfaen (W06000020)
Torridge (E07000046)
Tower Hamlets (E09000030)
Trafford (E08000009)
Tunbridge Wells (E07000116)
Uttlesford (E07000077)
Vale of Glamorgan (W06000014)
Vale of White Horse (E07000180)
Wakefield (E08000036)
Walsall (E08000030)
Waltham Forest (E09000031)
Wandsworth (E09000032)
Warrington (E06000007)
Warwick (E07000222)
Watford (E07000103)
Waverley (E07000216)
Wealden (E07000065)
Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
West Berkshire (E06000037)
West Devon (E07000047)
West Dunbartonshire (S12000039)
West Lancashire (E07000127)
West Lindsey (E07000142)
West Lothian (S12000040)
West Northamptonshire (E06000062)
West Oxfordshire (E07000181)
West Suffolk (E07000245)
Westminster (E09000033)
Westmorland and Furness (E06000064)
Wigan (E08000010)
Wiltshire (E06000054)
Winchester (E07000094)
Windsor and Maidenhead (E06000040)
Wirral (E08000015)
Woking (E07000217)
Wokingham (E06000041)
Wolverhampton (E08000031)
Worcester (E07000237)
Worthing (E07000229)
Wrexham (W06000006)
Wychavon (E07000238)
Wyre (E07000128)
Wyre Forest (E07000239)
York (E06000014)

Cities (160)

Cities sit at their exact location, so they work on flow maps and the animated bubble map. The other maps shade or size whole countries, states and regions, so use those names there. Works in: Flow maps, Spinning globe, Animated bubble map.

Around the world

Accra
Addis Ababa
Auckland
Bangalore
Bangkok
Beijing
Bogota
Bogotá
Buenos Aires
Cairo
Cape Town
Casablanca
Delhi
Dhaka
Doha
Dubai
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Johannesburg
Karachi
Kuala Lumpur
Lagos
Lima
Manila
Melbourne
Mexico City
Montreal
Mumbai
Nairobi
Osaka
Perth
Rio de Janeiro
Riyadh
Santiago
Sao Paulo
Seoul
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Singapore
Sydney
São Paulo
Taipei
Tel Aviv
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver

Europe

Aarhus
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Athens
Aveiro
Barcelona
Belgrade
Berlin
Bilbao
Bratislava
Brussels
Bucharest
Budapest
Cologne
Copenhagen
Dublin
Düsseldorf
Eindhoven
Espoo
Frankfurt
Geneva
Ghent
Gothenburg
Grand-Rosière
Hamburg
Helsinki
Istanbul
Krakow
Kraków
Kyiv
Leipzig
Leuven
Lisbon
Ljubljana
Luxembourg
Lyon
Madrid
Malmö
Marseille
Metzingen
Milan
Moscow
Munich
Naples
Oslo
Oulu
Paris
Porto
Prague
Reykjavik
Riga
Rome
Rotterdam
Seville
Sofia
Stockholm
Stuttgart
Tallinn
Tampere
Turku
Utrecht
Valencia
Valletta
Vienna
Vilnius
Warsaw
Zagreb
Zurich

UK

Aberdeen
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cambridge
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Inverness
Leeds
Liverpool
London
Manchester
Newcastle
Norwich
Nottingham
Oxford
Plymouth
Sheffield
Southampton

US

Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington DC

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