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States Boundaries

Hello, How can I download the states boundaries layer and convert it to shp file? thank you

boundaries shp

asked 24 May '20, 10:37

ohad_s
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Can you explain what you mean by "states"? Do you mean "countries in the world" or "states in a particular country that has individual states" (like Australia, Germany) or something else?

(24 May '20, 10:48) SomeoneElse ♦

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I meant countries in the world. Thanks, Ohad

(24 May '20, 14:29) ohad_s

One Answer:

1	@wambacher’s site was useful for boundaries. See this recent query on the forum... https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=68844 answered 24 May '20, 16:29 nevw 9.8k●26●90●178 accept rate: 9% Thank you very much (26 May '20, 08:28) ohad_s