I vote for http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~anja/gnu/gnuhead-sterne.jpg The twelve stars do signify europe for most people. Strangely, despite Africa being far less united politically than europe, the choice of a symbol recognisable as meaning africa would be far easier!! I don't like the map (if russia is in europe, where is Vladivostok?). Jeff Davies