Reference Admin 2

The Administrative Boundaries used by the Data in Emergencies Hub are the result of a collection of international and subnational divisions currently used by FAO country offices for mapping and reporting purposes. With only a few exceptions, they are mostly derived from datasets published on The Humanitarian Data Exchange (OCHA). The feature layer is structured into three sublayers representing administrative levels 0, 1, and 2, each providing boundary information at a different level of aggregation. This administrative reference is used as the standard geographic framework for the DIEM household monitoring system. This view contains only archived versions of administrative units that are no longer considered current following boundary updates. Each feature represents a historical boundary retained for reference, comparison, and reproducibility of past analyses. The field validity stores the archive date in the format YYYYMMDD, indicating when the administrative unit was replaced by a newer version. These archived records are preserved to maintain a complete historical lineage of administrative boundary changes, while the active operational boundaries are available in the corresponding current reference layer. The dataset consists of national boundaries, first subdivision, and second subdivision of the following countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Federated States of Micronesia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Kingdom of Tonga, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. The Data in Emergencies Hub team is responsible for keeping the layer up to date, so please report any possible errors or outdated information. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined. The final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.