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United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names

Okay, so imagine you have a big puzzle and you need to put all the pieces together but you don't know what the picture is supposed to look like. This can happen with maps too! Different people might call the same place different names, and it can get confusing, right?

That's where the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names comes in! It's like a big club of grown-ups who talk to each other and figure out the right names for the different places on our planet. They might use things like history, language, and culture to decide what the best name should be.

By doing this, they help people understand each other better and avoid any confusion when talking about places. It's like a big game of matching names to places, and everyone benefits from having a common language when it comes to geography.