Who's administering [the area]? And then we go through a map policy committee" at National Geographic that examines the area in question and determines whether and if so, how a change should be made.
What about different versions, when one group might find one preferential but another might find it insulting? In the case of Mumbai , which is the regional name for the city that was called Bombay as a vestige of British colonialism, National Geographic style is to use both: Mumbai Bombay.
Consider also the case of places that are recognized by some governments and not recognized by others. The classic example is the Palestinian territories: Placing the Palestinian territories on a map angers some groups; not identifying the Palestinian territories as a state angers others. You might think the chief geographer at National Geographic stares at maps all day, but much of his job involves tracking the news.
All rights reserved. Centuries ago, the country anglicized its name to Cape Verde. Who's in charge of maps, anyway? There isn't really an international agency of mapmaking. Which leads us to our next fact: 2.
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