
The map above shows what starting and losing two world wars did to the distribution of the German language throughout Europe between 1910 and 2010.
Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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The map above shows what starting and losing two world wars did to the distribution of the German language throughout Europe between 1910 and 2010.
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The map above shows over 100 different football grounds of Great Britain and you can buy a copy here.
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It feels like there is a lot of doom and gloom in the world today, from global warming to crime to economic and integrational inequality to political polarization, etc.
It’s very easy to get wrapped up in this negative view of the world and I’m far from immune to it.
I’m now in my early 40s and have 3 young kids and I regularly worry about the type of world they’ll grow up and live in.
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As a parent of 3 young kids few maps have resonated as much as the map above showing where people are getting less than 7 hours sleep a night, the amount the Center for Disease Control (CDC) considers enough.
The map itself was from 2014, but I’ve managed to find the 2020 data by country here:
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In the map above all countries in green claim to be democracies whereas those in red don’t make the claim.
Only the 7 countries in red don’t make any claims on being democratic.
They are:
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Here’s more about the project:
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The map above shows what Australia might have looked like if all statehood proposals had succeeded.
In total, it would have 24 states which would include not only the Australian mainland, but New Zealand (split into North and South islands), Fiji, New Hebrides, East Timor(?), and the states of Papua and New Guinea.
However, Sasha did one better and even estimated each state’s population, area and GDP.
Just keep in mind the following figures are from 2014, but give an idea of the relative size and economic importance of each proposed state: