[OSM-talk] state and province boundaries: VMAP0 or CIA

[Alex S.]

Vladimir Elistratov wrote:
> What source are there for state boundaries?
> 1) VMAP0
> 2) CIA
> 3) anything else?
> Which source is more precise?
> 
> What source are there for province boundaries?
> 1) VMAP0
> 2) Does CIA data set contain province boundaries?
> 3) Any other OSM-license-compliant source?

The US State boundaries in OSM were, IIRC, a side project off the TIGER 
import.