Patterson, TomKelso, Nathaniel VaughnThis polygon shapefile depicts internal, first-order administrative boundaries and polygons for countries except for a few tiny countries. Use the following selection statement to derive this theme from the 10m lakes: “ScaleRank” <=2. The GeoDB format preserves local scripts better than SHP format. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale.Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.Shapefilehttps://purl.stanford.edu/th765ct8654engNorth American Cartographic Information SocietyPublicProvincesStatesBoundariesState and Province Boundaries with Scale Rankings, 1:10 million (2012)DatasetsEarth (Planet)2012Stanford