Mursian Geographic Institute

The Mursian Geographic Institute is a Mursian scientific and educational organisation. Based in Thunone, Mopene Duurzhavi, it provides, and  products worldwide, and promotes cultural and. It is founded in 1870 per request of Prince Arkady of the Mursians and Bonians, and remained under royal ownership until 1909, after which the company became private.

Activities
The Institute is active on many socio-ecological circles. It publishes navigational maps, atlases, and a monthly magazine. It also sponsors many expeditions, research projects and documentaries.

The Institute also awards the Bojanou Medal yearly, for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research.

Geographic Institute Magazine
The Geographic Institute Magazine, often shortened to GIM, is the official journal of the Mursian Geographic Institute. Starting in 1874, it initially published projects and expeditions financed by the organisation, as well as opinion articles from its members. From 1894 on, the magazine also contained a photo series and articles about popular science and culture. The GIM is published in 37 languages, and has a circulation of around 6.5 million monthly.

The magazine also has a junior version, aimed at kids ranging 8 to 16 years. This variant, also published monthly, offers more explanatory articles and features a comic by a popular artist. It has a circulation of circa 1 million in 12 languages. It also has a bimonthly bilingual edition, used to help people learn new languages. It has a circulation of 85,000 in various language combinations, and features various unique articles beside translated articles from the junior version.