OTL maps are permitted as long as they are original work (though rarely a popular choice). Bob's entry technically meets the requirements; as it is a contest, I'll leave it to the voters to decide whether they like his interpretation.
ALrifht seems kinda weird to accept it over a self contradicting technicality “they don’t count because they aren’t citizen” and “they aren’t citizen because I don’t consider them to be despite having passports”
But I won’t bitch further, just seems weird