Microsoft KB Archive/214385

= XL2000: Valid Geographic Names for Microsoft Map =

Article ID: 214385

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214385





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel 2000, you can use Microsoft Map to graphically represent data associated with a geographic area. For Microsoft Map to recognize a territory, such as a country or province, the name must be a valid name or abbreviation.



MORE INFORMATION
If you have installed Microsoft Map, you can see a listing of valid geographic territories that Microsoft Map recognizes by opening the following file:

Mapstats.xls

This file is installed with the Microsoft Map program and is located in the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DataMap\Data

Mapstats.xls contains the following geographic and demographic information:
 * World data by country
 * United States data by state
 * Canada data by province
 * Mexico data by state
 * Europe data by country
 * United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland data by county
 * Australia data by state
 * South Africa and neighboring countries data by region

