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[opelman]

Rallye Nouvelle Zelande 1998 by Ste Tit Via Flickr: Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images

[rvexillology]

Flag map of European subdivisions - Day 26: Russia/Southern

from /r/vexillology Top comment: I am making a flag map of European subdivisions. Every day, I will add a new country. Today's country is Russia. Russia is so large, that I will have to do federal districts instead of the whole of Russia at the same time. This is the last federal district for a while. **Please avoid debating the status of disputed areas.** FAQ: **Which tools do you use?** The background map is here: https://mapchart.net/europe-detailed.html. I did some minor changes to the boundaries (removed or added) with Paint and Photopea. I use https://photopea.com to add the flags to the map. Currently, most flags are from Wikipedia. I might need to use this page for some countries: https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/x-sub.html It appears that many of you are interested in how I make this map. I might make a tutorial video at some point. **How will you make X country?** You will see... :-) However, I'm happy to see advice on more "irregular" areas. **Wow, X country is really dense, good luck...** I might simplify the borders if it works better. I cannot go as small as I want, as I'm limited by the resolution of the background map. Please do not have too high expectations about places with lots of subdivisions. I will simplify them, don't get disappointed. **Why did you use the old French regions/Norwegian counties?** Contrary to the modern ones, they (most of them) have proper flags. Also, they technically still exist as NUTS regions. **Why didn't you use provinces for Belgium?** I use the highest-level subdivision for each country that still has flags. This means provinces for the Netherlands and regions for Belgium. Also, as far as my research went, Belgian regions are much more important than provinces. **Why is only Kaliningrad included from Russia?** I wanted to avoid having gaps. When I will come to Russia, I will do a federal district each day. All of Russia would be too much for a single day. **Why did you use the unofficial flag for Scania?** Based on my poll about French regions, you seem to prefer unofficial, but popular flags over official, but barely used flags. I stuck to your wish for Sweden as well. **Why did you fill up the IJsselmeer?** It was already filled on the original map from MapChart. **Why are the Swiss flags incorrect?** They are correct - for some cantons, the CoA and the flag have different orientations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_and_arms_of_cantons_of_Switzerland **Why did you use the four countries of the UK instead of the counties?** Not all counties have flags. (See [this flag map](https://images.app.goo.gl/v8dRL2bU2QCWRz9AA).) I tried an alternative solution, but the backlash made me reconsider my opinion.

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