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The Maps JavaScript API is a client-side web API that lets you create maps to
show locations anywhere in the world, add your own custom graphics, animations, and interactive
custom data layers, and create location-aware features by using the Places API in the
Maps JavaScript API. With the Maps JavaScript API, you can:
Create 2D and 3D maps to show locations anywhere in the world.
Add customizable markers to indicate locations on a map.
Use the Places library to get location data for over 200 million places.
Customize the map's style and colors.
Add your own interactive custom data layers.
Display administrative boundaries and make them interactive.
Add custom 2D and 3D graphics and animated content to your maps.
