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How To Say The Word “Map” In Different European Languages

Last Updated: March 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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How To Say The Word

Map created by @languages.eu
The map above is a bit meta and shows the origin of how to say the word map in various European countries.

  • Red = From Ancient Greek khartés (“paper”)
  • Blue = From Latin mappa (“napkin”)
  • Purple =  Both words are used
  • Yellow = Other word: Irish: léarscáil, Hungarian: térkép, Slovene: zemljevid, Lithuanian: žemėlapis

Below you can find a complete list of words from Europe in a Day:

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Filed Under: Europe

Numbers That Are Used To Make Silly Jokes In Europe

Last Updated: March 10, 2026 3 Comments

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Numbers That Are Used To Make Silly Jokes In Europe

Map created by @languages.eu
The map above shows some numbers that are used to make silly jokes in various European countries.

According to languages.eu:

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The Most Mentioned State & Most Unique Word In Each State’s Wikipedia Page

Last Updated: March 13, 2025 2 Comments

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The Most Mentioned State on each state's Wikipedia page

The map above shows which other state is mentioned most often on that state’s Wikipedia page. It comes from Crossword-Solver and you can also see the most unique words on each state’s page below.

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Filed Under: United States

The Most Uniquely Popular Word Used & Other Country Mentioned On Every Country’s Wikipedia Page

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The Most Uniquely Popular Word Used On Every Country's Wikipedia Page

The map above looks at what is the most Uniquely Popular Word used on each country’s Wikipedia page. It comes from Crossword-Solver and a few countries actually have the same word.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Where The Holocaust Is Taught In Schools

Last Updated: March 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Where The Holocaust Is Taught In Schools

Map created by @geoglobal_
The map above shows which countries mention the holocaust in their school textbooks. The map is based on data on The International status of education about the Holocaust: a global mapping of textbooks UNESCO report.

Here’s how they define the various categories:

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Filed Under: World Maps

High-Speed Rail Lines USA vs Europe

Last Updated: March 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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High-Speed Rail Lines USA vs Europe

Map created by @geoglobal_

The map above shows the huge disparity between high speed rail service in the United States compared to Europe.

In the United States:

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Clan Flag Map of Japan In 1603 At The Dawn Of The Tokugawa Shogunate

Last Updated: March 12, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Flag Map of Japan in 1603

Map created by reddit user gabsdebrito
The map above shows the flags (well really Mon [emblem] or crests) of the major Japanese clans in 1603 at the start of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

More about that period below:

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The Densest Neighbourhood In Every European Country

Last Updated: March 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The video above and the maps below show the densest neighbourhood in each European country based on their population in 2018.

In this case neighbourhood is being defined as 1km x 1km square (1 KM2), with the number of people being shown.

The video and maps were created by Alasdair Rae and you can read the full explanation here.

The neighbourhoods ranges from a high of 52,767 people in Barcelona Spain to a low of 2,030 people in Schaan Liechtenstein.

Here they are in order:

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Percentage of People Living On An Island In Every European Country

Last Updated: March 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Percentage of People Living On An Island In Every European Country

Map created by ceskemapy
The map above looks at what share of the population of each European country lives on an island. For some countries like the UK or Ireland it’s pretty obvious the number is going to be 100% as they are island nations.

However for some like Denmark at 55% it’s bit less obvious (Copenhagen is built on the islands of Zealand and Amager).

Here’s the list below by country with a little explanation for some countries:

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Filed Under: Europe

Support For The Death Penalty In Europe

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Support For The Death Penalty In Europe

Map found on reddit
The map above gives support for the death penalty by European country based on surveys and polls done between 2018 and 2021. Belarus remains the only country in Europe with the death penalty still in use.

Russia is an interesting case: “Beginning in 1996, Russia halted all executions, rendering the death penalty a dormant provision within the Russian Criminal Code.”

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Filed Under: Europe

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