
The map above is a humour look at how the Irish view the rest of Europe.
Basically everyone a Great bunch of lads except one group in particular for some unknown reason….
Oh and they are fond of the aul wine, beer and vodka.
What do you think?
Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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The map above is a humour look at how the Irish view the rest of Europe.
Basically everyone a Great bunch of lads except one group in particular for some unknown reason….
Oh and they are fond of the aul wine, beer and vodka.
What do you think?
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This not so serious map was created in response to President Trump’s plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
But why stop there?
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Here’s a bit more about the regional breakdown custom:
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However, it should be noted that while many countries have alternative calendar and dating systems, almost everyone also uses the Gregorian Calendar in day to day life alongside them.
Here’s a little bit more about them:
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The color coding represents these perceptions:
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They are:
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The small purple dot on the map above shows Singapore which a population 6.04 million living in just 735.6 km2 (284.0 sq mi).
With a population density of 7,804/km2 (20,212.3/sq mi) it the densest country in the world with a population above 1 million people.
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On the map above the tiny blue dot is Monaco which is a tiny 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) but has a population of 38,367 and a total nominal GDP of $8.784 billion USD.
And the big red area is Greenland, which is a much larger 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) with 56,583 people but a nominal GDP of just $3.08 billion USD.
So in summary, Greenland is 1,041,387.5x the size of Monaco, has 47% more people, yet has a total GDP that’s just 35% the size.
The map was made using https://www.thetruesize.com/
I think this makes it the most extreme size imbalance between GDPs in the world unless you can think of any other ones.
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In 1866 the “city” was just 5,000 to 6,000 people compared to London which had around 3 million people at that time.
Today Riyadh officially has 7 million residents compared to London’s 8.9 million.
A very short history of the city:
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This the second version of the map. The first version: