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using shapefile in ggplot to plot world map.r
# Using shapefile / geom_polygon
SHAPE_FILE_PATH = "./Data/World_Countries/World_Countries.shp"
world <- readOGR(dsn = SHAPE_FILE_PATH)
world <- fortify(world)
mapplot3 <- ggplot(data = world, aes(long, lat, group=group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "white", fill = "gray50")
mapplot3
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