I was looking for this thing for quite a while and all of them seemed to be cheaply done (mostly in China). They say it is made in Europe and you can truly feel the difference! It came in perfect shape, no issues whatsoever, the tube is really gift-ready, and the actual map has all the critical travel-important details clearly outlined without any usual BS info.The flags are perfect: exactly 196, exactly like the official number of countries in the world (you'd be surprised how many of them haveSee full review