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title: "How to highlight specific country on your map | Guides | Map design"
description: "Highlight specific countries using Dataviz and Countries tileset."
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# How to highlight specific country on your map

This page provides a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to highlight a specific country in any map that you use in MapTiler. The tutorial works with the Dataviz style map and with the MapTiler Countries tileset. This process is also very useful when working with the GEOlayers 3 plugin for Adobe After Effects.

Read more about Countries if you need [general information](https://www.maptiler.com/countries/) or see [schema documentation](https://docs.maptiler.com/schema/countries/).

## Highlight a specific country on your map

**1\. Create new map**

-   Go to MapTiler
-   Open the [Maps](https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/) section
-   Click on NEW MAP
-   Keep in mind that there are also other ways how to edit a map, e.g. you can choose to upload your style or create a new one from scratch (under the drop arrow)

![Countries\_1.png](./17594962096401_2c8dd2e1ed.webp)

**2\. Select the base map for the context**

-   Click on the Simple tab
-   Select Dataviz
-   Click on Customize

![Countries\_2.png](./17594962098065_d3eefe97a9.webp)

**3\. Add a new data source to your map**

-   Click on Data Sources (Alt + D) button on the left panel
-   Click on \`+\` sign (Alt + N)

![Countries\_4.png](./17594976844305_14853766e6.webp)

**4\. Select the Countries tileset from the list**

![Countries\_6.png](./17594976845329_134ef0708e.webp)

**5\. Add a new layer**

-   Click on the _Layers_ (Alt + L) button on the left panel
-   Click on \`+\` sign (Alt + N)
-   Select _Layer_

![Countries\_8.png](./17594962105873_60b9768e9a.webp)

**6\. Select the administrative layer under Countries tileset**

![Countries\_9.png](./17594976849809_9baa7c8df6.webp)

**7\. Filter Canada**

-   _iso\_a2 = CA_
    -   iso\_a2 attribute contains official [ISO 3166 Alpha-2 codes](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui) of the countries
-   _level = 0_
    -   level attribute contains the hierarchical order of the administrative divisions (0 stands for country)
-   Filters could be changed in the future
-   See the [schema documentation](https://docs.maptiler.com/schema/countries/)

![Countries\_13.png](./17594962113937_4145b0451e.webp)

**8\. Name your new layer**

For example Canada

![Countries\_14.png](./17594976856465_4dcc79d1a8.webp)

**9\. Change the color of layer Canada**

-   Find the _Canada_ layer under the Administrative block
-   Change the color on #A1FF00

![Countries\_15.png](./17594962117137_94c59f1bfd.webp)

**10\. Move the Canada layer e.g. under the Stadium layer**

-   Under the _Layer_ (Alt + L) button at the left panel
-   Click on the _Verticality_ tab at the bottom
-   Drag the Canada layer and drop it on desired place

![Countries\_16.png](./17594976863377_8e5d39233f.webp)

**11\. Save the default view of the map**

-   Under _Settings_ (Alt + S) button at the left panel
-   Click on Set current View button

![Countries\_16b.png](./17594976866577_0ce78c4df7.webp)

**12\. Save the map to your account**

Set the name on _Canada Dataviz_

![Countries\_17.png](./17594962126865_d78b442a8f.webp)

**13\. Publish the map**

![Countries\_18.png](./17594976930961_a98c5fc0dd.webp)

**14\. Confirm the publishing**

![Countries\_19.png](./17594962132497_c87eabfd6d.webp)

**15.  Close the Map Designer and use the link to share, or implement it into your websites**

![Countries\_20.png](./17594962133905_79f230a2da.webp)

## Next steps

Continue to [Masking features in MapTiler](https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-design/masking-features-in-maptiler-cloud/) to learn how to highlight a particular country by masking others using the MapTiler Map Designer and the Countries tileset.

## Useful links

[MapTiler Countries Dataset](https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/map-tiling-hosting/data-hosting/maptiler-countries-dataset)  
[MapTiler Countries Schema](https://docs.maptiler.com/schema/countries/)  
[Join MapTiler Countries with custom data](https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/countries-with-own-data/)