Importing Vector Images/Pictures into FInal Cut

Questions about Vector Images in Movie Clips.
I have a Adobe Illustrator File of a Map of the World that I want to use in a NTSC format Documentary. It is a Vector Graphic and can be scaled infinitely. I wanted to get the Best possible Resolution when I import it to Final Cut Pro.
1). What Size & Quality should I make the Image?
2). What format is the best for importing that would keep the best resolution (JPEG/PNG/PDF etc?)
3). Does Final Cut support a Vector Image – thus when imported there would be no loss of resolution if there were Zoom ins to the Image?
Anything else I missed with this please let me know. Much appreciate any technical advice on this matter.
Sincerely,
-Div.

* yes it would, but you need to decide just how far you intend to zoom in .... if you expect to zoom in no more than, say, 3x, then it would make no sense to increase the resolution to 5x. *
Thanks very much guys.. I think that answers everything. Just realized that Illustrator has a Limitation on the Size of the TIFF that I can create so the max will have to do.

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