[OSM-newbies] Needed: 56 ways - was {Re: Missing "How To" instructions - getting a minima map}

[Richard Owlett]

Richard Owlett wrote:

> I'm looking for an *outline* map of North America showing national, 
> state, and provincial boundaries for U.S. and Canada.
> 
> My particular use is assisting someone else to plot some bird migration 
> data. I can see the same outline having use for geography lessons from 
> primary school thru college.
> 

I now know how to describe what I'm looking for.

I need the 56 ways (AKA areas) that describe the "Lower 48" {Continental 
U.S. less Alaska} and the 8 Canadian Provinces which border the U.S.

What I still don't know:
   1. How to retrieve that set of data?
   2. How to render the data in an image suitable for OFFLINE use?

TIA