RLC State and Regional Boundaries for the Former Soviet Union

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This data set of state and regional boundaries was derived from the 1:3 million scale administrative boundaries (ESRI, 1998) for the land area of the Former Soviet Union. There are 162 administrative regions distinguished in this data set. The vector map of state and regional boundaries for the FSU is in ArcView shapefile format.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.3334/ORNLDAAC/699
landingPage	https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=rlc_admin_boundaries_699&ac=true
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	[[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":25.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":71.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":23.21}],"CARTESIAN"]
temporal	1998-08-01/1998-08-01
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]