This is a flat world map separated by country. You can pick up a country and change the material. The meshes came from SVG rendered by D3.js, then imported into Blender.
Other images using the map are here[http://gappyfacets.com/2014/09/17/3d-world-map-d3-js-blender-via-svg/].
Very effective, and like @Atom says, thank you for submitting it as cc zero.
It could be used in many ways, for example as a flat map with pins stuck into various countries, or to show routes.
Thank you very much.
nice work。but taiwan belongs to china...at lease paint taiwan with the same color you paint china... anyway nice work
Wow, this is a great asset, thanks for sharing and keeping it cc-zero!