counties.py

from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

importmatplotlib.pyplotasplt
frommpl_toolkits.basemapimportBasemap

defdraw_map_background(m, ax):
ax.set_facecolor('#729FCF')
m.fillcontinents(color='#FAFAFA', ax=ax, zorder=0)
m.drawcounties(ax=ax)
m.drawstates(ax=ax)
m.drawcountries(ax=ax)
m.drawcoastlines(ax=ax)
KM=1000.
clat=39.3
clon=-94.7333
wid=5500*KM
hgt=3500*KM
m=Basemap(width=wid, height=hgt, rsphere=(6378137.00,6356752.3142),
resolution='i', area_thresh=2500., projection='lcc',
lat_1=38.5, lat_2=38.5, lat_0=clat, lon_0=clon)
fig=plt.figure()
ax=fig.add_subplot(111)
draw_map_background(m, ax)
plt.show()