The map for Supreme Ruler 2020 offers players a world similar to the modern day. New nations have been formed by the collapse or joining of former countries but world landmarks remain relatively unchanged. The Grand Canyon, the French alps and the deforestation in Brazil are just some of the elements players can clearly identify on the high resolution imagery used by the game.
Since the game takes place in the year 2020, some elements within a country may not entirely match current day statistics, but an effort has been made to make all regions "recognizable" to anyone familiar with the geography of an area. As an example, players can expect to find that the Middle East still has much of the world's oil production and that the far western United States has little mineral resources but they may also discover that a European country has increased its reliance on Nuclear power or some African country's explorations have located new oil fields that are now being harnessed. With this in mind, the development team has decided to share some of the sources used for determining commodity location and quantity. With the expected desire by some to mod the game, it would be pointless for everyone to search for resources that have already been found. Just remember that something on the map that does not match current day facts isn't necessarily wrong, it may just have changed by 2020...