In the more staid world of printed maps, which typically are ... so it is left blank. Both Apple and Microsoft display a dotted border there. But Google routinely takes sides in border disputes.

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On Google Maps, borders are dynamic. In this case what we mean is on Google, world borders appear different, depending on where you are viewing them from. Google's corporate mission is "to ...