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Google puts South Sudan on the map following campaign Google puts South Sudan on maps
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Google has recognised the newly independent nation of South Sudan by including it on Google Maps. Google has updated its maps to include the newly independent nation of South Sudan.
The online separation from Sudan followed a campaign by 1,600 members of the group Change.org, calling for the new nation to be marked on web maps. The move follows a campaign by a South Sudanese journalist, who posted an online petition calling for the new nation to be marked on web maps.
But South Sudan is still missing from Yahoo!, Microsoft and National Geographic maps. He said his country was still missing from websites including Microsoft, Yahoo! and National Geographic.
It became independent in July this year, following decades of conflict in which some two million people died. The country became independent in July following decades of conflict in which some two million people died.
Six weeks after his home country gained independence, John Tanza Mabusu, a journalist from South Sudan living in Washington, launched a petition on Change.org. Journalist John Tanza Mabusu, who is South Sudanese but lives in Washington, href="http://www.change.org/#search/sudan" >launched a petition on the website Change.org.
It called on online mapping services to update their maps to include the new nation. The petition, which got 1,600 backers, called on mapping services to include the new nation.
"The inclusion of South Sudan will give the people of that new nation pride and a sense of belonging, as citizens of a sovereign nation on the map," said Mabusu."The inclusion of South Sudan will give the people of that new nation pride and a sense of belonging, as citizens of a sovereign nation on the map," said Mabusu.
"I'm hoping that now that Google has officially recognised South Sudan on their maps, the other major online mapping services will quickly follow suit.""I'm hoping that now that Google has officially recognised South Sudan on their maps, the other major online mapping services will quickly follow suit."
He said: "The people of South Sudan fought long and hard for their independence and suffered greatly. It's time these maps reflect their efforts and catch up." National Geographic said its print maps and mobile apps had been updated, but its online mapping service was outsourced to the Bing maps website, which uses Microsoft maps.
Change.org says it is the world's fastest-growing platform for social change, with more than 400,000 new members a month. href="http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9LnN1ZGFuJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTU5LjM2Njc5NDE4ODIwNTclN2U4LjYyNDI2Nzk1MzEyNDk5JTdlNDguODc5MTY3NTA5OTI3JTdlLTE5LjY5ODQ4NTk1MzEyNQ==" >Bing's map of Sudan does not yet have the Sudanese border marked, although its information on the South's capital city of Juba clearly indicates it is part of South Sudan.
It was unclear whether Google's amendment to the Sudan map came as a result of the online campaign.