function preLoadMap(){
	var dir = "/english/wp-content/uploads/";

							var world_europe_img = new Image();
							var world_middleeast_img = new Image();
							var world_asia_img = new Image();
							var world_africa_img = new Image();
							var world_latin_img = new Image();
							var world_oceania_img = new Image();

							world_europe_img.src = dir+"world_europe.gif";
							world_middleeast_img.src = dir+"world_middleeast.gif";
							world_asia_img.src = dir+"world_asia.gif";
							world_africa_img.src = dir+"world_africa.gif";
							world_latin_img.src = dir+"world_latin.gif";
							world_oceania_img.src = dir+"world_oceania.gif";

							var europe_azerbaijan_img = new Image();
							var europe_ukraine_img = new Image();
							var europe_uzbekistan_img = new Image();
							var europe_kazakhstan_img = new Image();
							var europe_turkmenistan_img = new Image();
							var europe_russia_img = new Image();

							europe_azerbaijan_img.src = dir+"europe_azerbaijan.gif";
							europe_ukraine_img.src = dir+"europe_ukraine.gif";
							europe_uzbekistan_img.src = dir+"europe_uzbekistan.gif";
							europe_kazakhstan_img.src = dir+"europe_kazakhstan.gif";
							europe_turkmenistan_img.src = dir+"europe_turkmenistan.gif";
							europe_russia_img.src = dir+"europe_russia.gif";

							var middleeast_yemen_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_iraq_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_iran_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_oman_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_quatar_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_kuwait_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_saudi_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_bahrain_img = new Image();
							var middleeast_uae_img = new Image();

							middleeast_yemen_img.src = dir+"middleeast_yemen.gif";
							middleeast_iraq_img.src = dir+"middleeast_iraq.gif";
							middleeast_iran_img.src = dir+"middleeast_iran.gif";
							middleeast_oman_img.src = dir+"middleeast_oman.gif";
							middleeast_quatar_img.src = dir+"middleeast_quatar.gif";
							middleeast_kuwait_img.src = dir+"middleeast_kuwait.gif";
							middleeast_saudi_img.src = dir+"middleeast_saudi.gif";
							middleeast_bahrain_img.src = dir+"middleeast_bahrain.gif";
							middleeast_uae_img.src = dir+"middleeast_uae.gif";

							var asia_india_img = new Image();
							var asia_indonesia_img = new Image();
							var asia_korea_img = new Image();
							var asia_cambodia_img = new Image();
							var asia_singapore_img = new Image();
							var asia_thai_img = new Image();
							var asia_taiwan_img = new Image();
							var asia_china_img = new Image();
							var asia_pakistan_img = new Image();
							var asia_philippines_img = new Image();
							var asia_brunei_img = new Image();
							var asia_malaysia_img = new Image();
							var asia_myanmar_img = new Image();

							asia_india_img.src = dir+"asia_india.gif";
							asia_indonesia_img.src = dir+"asia_indonesia.gif";
							asia_korea_img.src = dir+"asia_korea.gif";
							asia_cambodia_img.src = dir+"asia_cambodia.gif";
							asia_singapore_img.src = dir+"asia_singapore.gif";
							asia_thai_img.src = dir+"asia_thai.gif";
							asia_taiwan_img.src = dir+"asia_taiwan.gif";
							asia_china_img.src = dir+"asia_china.gif";
							asia_pakistan_img.src = dir+"asia_pakistan.gif";
							asia_philippines_img.src = dir+"asia_philippines.gif";
							asia_brunei_img.src = dir+"asia_brunei.gif";
							asia_malaysia_img.src = dir+"asia_malaysia.gif";
							asia_myanmar_img.src = dir+"asia_myanmar.gif";

							var africa_algeria_img = new Image();
							var africa_egypt_img = new Image();
							var africa_nigeria_img = new Image();
							var africa_libya_img = new Image();

							africa_algeria_img.src = dir+"africa_algeria.gif";
							africa_egypt_img.src = dir+"africa_egypt.gif";
							africa_nigeria_img.src = dir+"africa_nigeria.gif";
							africa_libya_img.src = dir+"africa_libya.gif";

							var latin_ecuador_img = new Image();
							var latin_colombia_img = new Image();
							var latin_brazil_img = new Image();
							var latin_venezuela_img = new Image();
							var latin_mexico_img = new Image();

							latin_ecuador_img.src = dir+"latin_ecuador.gif";
							latin_colombia_img.src = dir+"latin_colombia.gif";
							latin_brazil_img.src = dir+"latin_brazil.gif";
							latin_venezuela_img.src = dir+"latin_venezuela.gif";
							latin_mexico_img.src = dir+"latin_mexico.gif";

							var oceania_png_img = new Image();
							oceania_png_img.src = dir+"oceania_png.gif";

	preLoad();
}