diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35a538d5..d4cf2d2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ npm-debug.log
 bower_components
 rel
 tmp
-.idea
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+.idea
+/.vs
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e800bcd..e04516fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "d3": "^3.5.6",
-    "topojson": "^1.6.19"
+    "topojson": "^1.6.19",
+    "@types/d3": "3.5.38"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
@@ -32,5 +33,6 @@
     "grunt-replace": "~0.4.4",
     "grunt-sync-pkg": "^0.1.2",
     "grunt-text-replace": "~0.3.6"
-  }
+  },
+  "types": "./src/index.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1700fb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+/// <reference types="d3" />
+
+declare interface DataMapOptions {
+    element: HTMLElement;
+    scope?: string;
+    geographyConfig?: DataMapGeographyConfigOptions;
+    bubblesConfig?: DataMapBubblesConfigOptions;
+    arcConfig?: DataMapArcConfigOptions;
+    setProjection?: (element: HTMLElement, options: DataMapOptions) => DataMapProjection;
+    fills?: { defaultFill?: string, [key: string]: string };
+    done?: (datamap: {
+        svg: d3.Selection<any>,
+        options: DataMapOptions,
+        path: d3.geo.Path;
+        projection: d3.geo.Projection;
+    }) => void;
+    responsive?: boolean;
+    projection?: string;
+    height?: null | number;
+    width?: null | number;
+    dataType?: "json" | "csv";
+    dataUrl?: null | string;
+    data?: any;
+    filters?: any;
+    aspectRatio?: number;
+    projectionConfig?: { rotation: any[] };
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapGeographyConfigOptions {
+    dataUrl?: null | string;
+    hideAntarctica?: boolean;
+    hideHawaiiAndAlaska?: boolean;
+    borderWidth?: number;
+    borderOpacity?: number;
+    borderColor?: string;
+    popupTemplate?: (geography: DataMapGeographyData, data: any) => string;
+    popupOnHover?: boolean;
+    highlightOnHover?: boolean;
+    highlightFillColor?: string;
+    highlightBorderColor?: string;
+    highlightBorderWidth?: number;
+    highlightBorderOpacity?: number;
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapBubblesConfigOptions {
+    borderWidth?: number;
+    borderOpacity?: number;
+    borderColor?: string;
+    popupOnHover?: boolean;
+    radius?: null | number,
+    popupTemplate?: (geography: DataMapGeographyData, data: DataMapBubbleDatum) => string;
+    fillOpacity?: number;
+    animate?: boolean,
+    highlightOnHover?: boolean;
+    highlightFillColor?: string;
+    highlightBorderColor?: string;
+    highlightBorderWidth?: number;
+    highlightBorderOpacity?: number;
+    highlightFillOpacity?: number;
+    exitDelay?: number;
+    key?: any; //JSON.stringify
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapArcConfigOptions {
+    strokeColor?: string;
+    strokeWidth?: number;
+    arcSharpness?: number;
+    animationSpeed?: number;
+    popupOnHover?: boolean;
+    popupTemplate?: (geography: DataMapGeographyData, data: any) => string;
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapGeographyData {
+    properties: { name: string };
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapProjection {
+    path: d3.geo.Path;
+    projection: d3.geo.Projection;
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapBubbleDatum {
+    latitude: number;
+    longitude: number;
+    radius: number;
+    fillKey?: string;
+    borderColor?: string;
+    borderWidth?: number;
+    borderOpacity?: number;
+    fillOpacity?: number;
+    [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapLabelOptions {
+    labelColor?: string;
+    lineWidth?: number;
+    fontSize?: number;
+    fontFamily?: string;
+    customLabelText: any;
+}
+
+declare interface DataMapArcDatum {
+    origin: string | {
+        latitude: number, longitude: number
+    };
+    destination: string | {
+        latitude: number, longitude: number
+    };
+    options?: {
+        strokeWidth?: number;
+        strokeColor?: string;
+        greatArc?: boolean;
+    };
+}
+
+declare class DataMap {
+    constructor(options: DataMapOptions);
+    legend(): void;
+    updateChoropleth(data: string | any | null, options?: { reset: boolean, data: any }): void;
+    bubbles(data: ReadonlyArray<DataMapBubbleDatum>, opts?: DataMapGeographyConfigOptions): void;
+    labels(options?: DataMapLabelOptions): void;
+    resize(): void;
+    arc(data: ReadonlyArray<DataMapArcDatum>, options?: DataMapArcConfigOptions): void;
+    latLngToXY(lat: number, lng: number): any;
+    addLayer(className: string, id: string, first: boolean): SVGElement;
+    updatePopup(element: HTMLElement, d: DataMapGeographyData, options: DataMapGeographyConfigOptions): string;
+    addPlugin(name: string, pluginFn: Function): void;
+}
+
+interface JQuery {
+    datamaps(options: DataMapOptions): void;
+}
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diff --git a/src/js/data/nul.topo.json b/src/js/data/nul.topo.json
index c58ff796..70bec3b5 100644
--- a/src/js/data/nul.topo.json
+++ b/src/js/data/nul.topo.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"type":"Topology","objects":{"nul":{"type":"GeometryCollection","geometries":[{"type":"Polygon","properties":{"name":null},"id":"-99","arcs":[[0]]}]}},"arcs":[[[0,9999],[9999,0],[0,-9999],[-9999,0],[0,9999]]],"transform":{"scale":[9.053905432543252e-10,9.053905432543252e-10],"translate":[-0.000004544999911,-0.000004496999935]}}
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+{"type":"Topology","objects":{"nul":{"type":"GeometryCollection","geometries":[{"type":"Polygon","properties":{"name":null},"id":"-99","arcs":[[0]]}]}},"arcs":[[[0,9999],[9999,0],[0,-9999],[-9999,0],[0,9999]]],"transform":{"scale":[9.053905432543252e-10,9.053905432543252e-10],"translate":[-0.000004544999911,-0.000004496999935]}}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..350b71bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "typeRoots": [ "./node_modules/@types" ],
+    "types": [ "d3" ]
+  }
+}
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