Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB)
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial
- Yes
- Format
- Shapefile, GeoPackage
- Coverage
- Global
- Last updated
- Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular
Tags
The Office of the Geographer published the 24 February 2025 release, with updated lines and refinements. The lines record recognition and dispute status, not who controls the ground.
CartaTerra can export this layer as GeoPackage, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, CSV, or GPX.
Source and attribution
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of State, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues
- License
- Public domain
- Commercial use
- Yes
- Attribution required
- No
- Modification allowed
- See publisher
- Redistribution allowed
- See publisher
- Share-alike
- No
- Region
- Global
- Type
- Vector
- Time
- through 2025-02-24
- Download
- LSIB v11.4 shapefile package (nested ZIP + SHA hash, 124.2 MB)LSIB v11.4 GeoPackage (69.7 MB)
- Extent
- -180-9018090West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.
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