Google has reclassified the US as a 'sensitive country' due to the administration's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. Google Maps now shows 'Gulf of America' for US users, reflecting government directives.

A company spokesperson told CNBC that the ‘sensitive’ classification was a technical configuration indicating some labels within a certain country are different from other countries.

The names of two places in the USA are adapted on Google Maps – adapted to Donald Trump's wishes.

Google Maps reclassifies the United States as a "sensitive country" after changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Google’s maps division reportedly reclassified the US as a “sensitive country" – like Russia and China – on Monday. It's a designation it reserves for states/countries with strict governments and border disputes.