Ad1-Polygonal representation of countries based on VMap0 and perhaps DCW. The AD1_PY shapefile data layer is comprised of 58 derivative polygon african national-subnational areas features derived based on 1:1 000 000 data originally from FAO. The layer provides nominal analytical/mapping at 1:1 000 000. Acronyms and Abbreviations: VMap0 - Vector Map for Level 0; DCW - Digital Chart of the World FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization in the United Nations.

Ad3-Polygonal representation of 2nd-order subnational boundaries from country sources integrated with Ad1 boundaries from VMap0 and DCW. The AD3_PY shapefile data layer is comprised of 5690 derivative polygon african national-subnational areas features derived based on 1:1 000 000 data originally from FAO. The layer provides nominal analytical/mapping at 1:1 000 000. Acronyms and Abbreviations: VMap0 - Vector Map for Level 0; DCW - Digital Chart of the World FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization in the United Nations.