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It's great because it gives politicians a foreign enemy to deride, generates lots of online engagement, doesn't impact people's lives in any meaningful way, and when it's implemented, it's only visible to people in the country ordering the rename.



Canada sees "Gulf of Mexico (Golf of America)" in both Apple and Google maps.




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