[OSM-newbies] States with different colour

[Serge Wroclawski]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:44 PM, H.S.Rai <hardeep.rai at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we have map like
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_with_state_names.svg
>
> in OSM?

What's your goal?

This is just a rendering issue but if all you need is a state map like
that, there are easier datasets and tools you could work with than
OSM.

That is using OSM for this is a bit of overkill.

- Serge