How can I programmatically zoom the map so that it covers the whole world?
function initialize () {
var mapOptions = {
	center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
	zoom: 1,
	minZoom: 1
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'),mapOptions );
var allowedBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
	new google.maps.LatLng(85, -180),	// top left corner of map
	new google.maps.LatLng(-85, 180)	// bottom right corner
);
var k = 5.0; 
var n = allowedBounds .getNorthEast().lat() - k;
var e = allowedBounds .getNorthEast().lng() - k;
var s = allowedBounds .getSouthWest().lat() + k;
var w = allowedBounds .getSouthWest().lng() + k;
var neNew = new google.maps.LatLng( n, e );
var swNew = new google.maps.LatLng( s, w );
boundsNew = new google.maps.LatLngBounds( swNew, neNew );
map .fitBounds(boundsNew);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);#map {
    width: 500PX;
    height: 500px;
}<html>
  <head>
   <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="map"></div>
  </body>
</html>// map zoom level should be 1
When creating a new map instance, you can specify the zoom level.
    var myOptions = {
      zoom:7,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    }
    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
The lower the zoom value, the more of the map you see, so a value of 1 or 2 should show the entire globe (depending on the size of your map canvas). After creating the map, you can call:
map.setZoom(8);
To change the zoom level.
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