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The Largest Non-African Nationality Living In Each African Country

Last Updated: December 11, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Largest Non-African Nationality Living In Each African Country

Map created by reddit user Aggravating-Walk-309
The map above shows the flags of the largest non-African nationality living in each African country. The The top 3 countries are:

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Filed Under: Africa

Bolivia’s Big Border Blunders How & When It Lost Its Territory

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Bolivia's Big Border Blunders How & When It Lost It's Territory

This map above shows Bolivia’s territorial losses since its independence in 1825.

Here’s a breakdown of each loss depicted:

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Filed Under: Americas

How Do People Heat Their Homes Across The United States?

Last Updated: December 11, 2024 Leave a Comment

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How Do People Heat Their Homes Across The United States?

The stunningly map above was created by Joshua Stevens at Maps.com and beautifully illustrates how Americans heat their homes.

It show what share of people that use Oil (North East), Natural Gas (Urban Midwest and West), Propane (rural Midwest), Wood and Electricity (mostly places that don’t need much heating).

The data comes from the American Community Survey, created by the US Census Bureau.

Full data for each state and county can be found below:

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Filed Under: United States

9 States Currently Ban All New Nuclear Power Stations In Their State

Last Updated: December 11, 2024 2 Comments

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9 States Currently Ban All New Nuclear Power Stations In Their State

The map above comes from the US Department of Energy.

It shows which states have a full moratorium on new nuclear power plants (blue), which states formerly had moratoriums but have now been repealed (green) and which states have additional restrictions on the type nuclear power plants that can be built.

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Filed Under: United States

The Brilliant Submarine Cable Map

Last Updated: December 10, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Brilliant Submarine Cable Map

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The Submarine Cable Map is an interactive map created by TeleGeography that illustrates the global network of undersea communication cables and their landing stations.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map of The Entire Anglo-Zanzibar War, The Shortest War In History

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Map of The Entire Anglo-Zanzibar War, The Shortest War In History

Map found on Wikimedia
The map above shows the location of naval forces on the outbreak of the Anglo-Zanzibar War at 9.00am August 27th 1896. The war is famous for being the shortest war in history, lasting between 38 and 45 minutes.

Details of the Map:

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Filed Under: Africa

What Do You Call Someone From Each US State?

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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What Do You Call Someone From Each US State?

Map created by HMElza

The map above shows what you call someone from each US state, what is known as Demonym. It also color codes them based on if it ends in (a)n, (e)r, ian, or ite.

The names come from the U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual, but are not always the only ones used.

Here’s a full list below along with some alternatives (some of which are quite old):

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The 6 Families That Control The 7 Emirates Of The UAE

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The 6 Families That Control The 7 Emirates Of The UAE

Map created by generic_maps
The map above shows the 6 families that control the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 constituent Emirates. Here’s a bit more about each family and Emirate:

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Filed Under: Middle East

Obesity Rates: US States vs European Countries

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 1 Comment

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obesity rate usa europe 2024

The map above compares obesity rates in US states with those in European countries.

The map is on the latest 2024 data for US states from World Population Review here and European countries from World Health Organisation (WHO) data here.

Here are the full 2024 numbers:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Animated Timelapse of The London Underground

Last Updated: December 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The animated map above shows timelapse of London Underground services.

It was created by Brian Greenlees using Adobe Animate.

You can also see his New York City MTA Subway Services one here.

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