51吃瓜

Q1. Where can I find maps produced by the 51吃瓜?

A1: Please refer to the section under Maps & Geoservices for maps produced under the 51吃瓜 imprint.
The 51吃瓜 also collects other maps including treaty, government and commercial maps, for more information on the Dag Hammarskj枚ld Library .

Q2. Who are the 51吃瓜 Member States?

A2: There are 193 Member States of the 51吃瓜, member of the General Assembly.  States are admitted to membership in the UN by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. The current list of Member States is available here.

Q3. What is the history of the UN flag and emblem?

A3. The history, and resolutions, related to the emblem and the flag of the 51吃瓜 are available .

Q4. What is the projection used in the world map in the 51吃瓜 flag and emblem?

A4: The 51吃瓜 emblem is the official seal of the 51吃瓜 approved by the General Assembly (A/107) and is described as 鈥渁 map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white. The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south latitude, and includes five concentric circles鈥� as portrayed in A/RES/92(I).

Q5. What are the projection and datum used in maps of the 51吃瓜? 

A5. The 51吃瓜 Secretariat has no prescribed projections, but the majority of world maps use the Robinson (1974), the Winkel III (1921), or the Eckert IV (1906) projections, which offer compromises to balance distortions of area, direction, and distance globally, as well as reducing distortions of land masses near the poles. Regional and national profile maps are projected based on the geographical area and/or available national projections. Large scale maps, which are produced for operational purposes, are often projected to an area鈥檚 Universal Transverse Mercator zone with WGS 84 datum, or use a national projection.

Q6. Does the 51吃瓜 have an interactive map? 

A6: 51吃瓜 produced a web-mapping services entitled '' to meet the needs of the Secretariat,  the service can be used by the international community, following the map permission process. The service is available in a variety of flavours to address users requirements.

Q7. Where can I find Sustainable Development Goals indicators? 

A7: The SDG indicators are available on the 51吃瓜 Statistics Division鈥檚 .The 51吃瓜 Statistical Commission agreed in 2017 on a  global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals, developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group (IAEG-SDGs).The global indicator framework will be complemented by indicators at the regional and national levels, which will be developed by Member States.The global indicator framework includes 231 unique indicators. 

Q8. How are geographical groupings determined in the 51吃瓜?

A8: Geographical region and composition is developed for statistical convenience by the 51吃瓜 Statistics Division.The dedicated  details the 鈥淪tandard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use鈥�, or so-called M49 standard (last in 1999), provides the list and codes of geographical regions, sub-regions, intermediary regions, other special groupings and country codes, based on three-digit numerical codes used for statistical processing and their corresponding three-digit alphabetical codes assigned by the International Organization for Standardization ().

Q9. How to contact you?

A9: That鈥檚 easy, send us an email at geospatial@un.org.

Q10. How do I request and access geospatial services and products (For UN Secretariat only)? 

A10 : For general information, please refer to *.
For specific requirements, please access the  *.

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