diff --git a/components/LanguageMap.vue b/components/LanguageMap.vue
index 136ec9b7f..424d30900 100644
--- a/components/LanguageMap.vue
+++ b/components/LanguageMap.vue
@@ -41,7 +41,25 @@ export default dark.extend({
             .addAttribution('<a href="https://wals.info" target="_blank">wals.info</a>')
             .addTo(map);
 
-        new window.L.GridLayer.TinyWorld({ maxZoom: 19 }).addTo(map);
+        new window.L.GridLayer.TinyWorld({
+            minZoom: 1,
+            maxZoom: 5,
+            render: {
+                country_borders: {
+                    style: {
+                        strokeStyle: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)',
+                    },
+                },
+                country_labels: {
+                    options: { minZoom: 10 },
+                },
+                lakes: {
+                    style: {
+                        strokeStyle: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        }).addTo(map);
 
         for (const walsLanguage of walsLanguages) {
             if (!localesByWalsCode.hasOwnProperty(walsLanguage.id)) {