This polygon shapefile represents the boundaries for the first-level administrative divisions of the world at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the 2014 ESRI Data and Maps collection for ArcGIS 10.2. World Administrative Divisions provides a basemap layer for the first-level administrative divisions of the world. It has been designed to be used as a basemap that can be easily edited. Included are fields for name and ISO codes, along with notes identifying disputed boundaries and continent information. DeLorme Publishing Company and ESRI. (2014). World Administrative Boundaries, 2013-2014. ESRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sj069gn9386