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Submitted by Jay (United States), Aug 5, 2014 at 10:38

The top map doesn't include most of India, but the bottom one does, along with Sri Lanka. How come? Also, what is their claim on Austria?

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Where the maps differ (and they do - look at India), the Arabic one is authoritative.

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