# Colouring a country

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [May 25, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486 "2020-05-25T22:17:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![juannavarro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@juannavarro](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/juannavarro)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/1 "2020-05-25T22:17:30Z")

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Hello everyone..I am new using GMT..and I made a map like the one attached and I would like to highlight a specific country with a color … how could I do that?[MAPA.ps.zip](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/uploads/short-url/2FqzQuIvPbG86PDHK87r7LkGL7K.zip) (320.0 KB)

Thank’s

Juan

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/2 "2020-05-25T22:40:58Z")

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Gallery example 34? .

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**Author:** ![juannavarro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@juannavarro](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/juannavarro)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/3 "2020-05-25T23:37:54Z")

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Yes…thank you…another question…I can’t find the code for the Argentine Antarctic territory…Is there that code?

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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/4 "2020-05-25T23:55:03Z")

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No, Antarctica does not have internal subdivisions in this data set.

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**Author:** ![juannavarro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@juannavarro](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/juannavarro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/5 "2020-05-26T00:01:50Z")

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Ok, thank you both very much for the help.

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/6 "2020-05-26T00:07:29Z")

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> [@juannavarro](#):
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> I can’t find the code for the Argentine Antarctic territory

Was ever Antarctica divided by territories? Which one is mine? 🙂

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**Author:** ![juannavarro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@juannavarro](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/juannavarro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/7 "2020-05-26T00:17:39Z")

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😄 😄 😄

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**Author:** ![Esteban82](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/esteban82/32/54_2.png) [@Esteban82](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Esteban82)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/8 "2020-05-26T04:03:46Z")

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It is easy to plot the Antarctica Argentina. [http://mapasgeologicos.blogspot.com/2015/12/mapas-fisico-politicos-2-hemisfericos.html](http://mapasgeologicos.blogspot.com/2015/12/mapas-fisico-politicos-2-hemisfericos.html)

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**Author:** ![juannavarro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@juannavarro](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/juannavarro)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/colouring-a-country/486/9 "2020-05-26T13:21:00Z")

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Thanks for your help Esteban!!