Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Where are these artificial islands in the shape of a world map?"
...Wanna travel the world in one place? Then a trip to Dubai is in store. Dubai invested $5 billion in The World, a mega-resort built on a manmade archipelago of some 300 islands designed to resemble a world map. Lying 2.5 miles off Dubai’s coast, the island-project, once complete, will be able to accommodate 16,000 tourists, serving as a luxury resort. At this point, only “The Heart of Europe” is set to open for business soon. With construction beginning in 2003, The World is still a work in progress. Source: CNN | Date Updated: August 12, 2019