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Map policy

We show who controls territory on the ground today (de-facto), we mark every dispute as disputed, we cite our source for each contested feature, and we take no position on any sovereignty dispute. Showing a line is never an endorsement.

Accuracy first

Countries, borders, and regions are drawn from public-domain cartographic data (Natural Earth via world-atlas). The AI narrator never invents borders or coordinates — it references places by their ISO 3166 codes and a curated catalog of disputes, and every reference is validated against exact geometry before anything is shown.

Neutral by policy, not by omission

Disputed borders are drawn as disputed — dashed or dotted, in a neutral amber, never in a national color — and labeled with who administers and who claims the area (“administered by X, claimed by Y”). We never silently switch borders based on where you are viewing from.

Every dispute is sourced

The disputed-territory dataset is curated and cited by hand — not AI-generated. Each contested feature carries its sources (UN cartographic references, treaties, Natural Earth). Tap a disputed region during a lesson to see why it is contested and where that comes from.

Disclaimer

The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names, and related data shown here do not imply any judgment on the legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or acceptance of any boundary, on the part of Atlas or its authors.

Disputes currently in the catalog