st: how to get data for country's map

["Lynn Lee" <lynn09v@gmail.com>]

Thank you Jörg.

Best Regards,
Lynn Lee

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[mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of J?rg Eulenberger
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 4:05 PM
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Subject: Re: st: how to get data for country's map



Dear Lynn,
shp2dta have a sub-options "gencentroids()". This subcommand  creat the x
and y coordinates.

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Jörg


Am 24.09.2012 09:58, schrieb Lynn Lee:
> Dear all,
>
> I am wondering how to get data for country's map? When I use -spmap- 
> command to graph map for a country, the data for x-coordinate of 
> points and y-coordinate of points are required.  I am not specific for 
> some country, I just want to know whether there are data sets 
> available for each country's map(detailed data for cities or counties 
> or provinces). Is there any website to download the data for free?
>
> Any suggestion is appreciated.
>
> Best Regards,
> Lynn Lee
>
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