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Canada Divided Into Four Equally Populated Regions

Last Updated: October 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The map above shows an interesting feature of Canada’s population density.

Not only does almost everyone live very close to the US border (see: 50% of Canadians Live South of The Red Line), but a small area stretching from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to Quebec city holds half the country’s population.

Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and the areas connected to them next to the US border contain a further quarter of the population.

And the last quarter live in the remaining 90%+ of the land mass.

The numbers today would be slight different as Canada’s population has zoomed past 41 million people, so each group would have to be over 10 million people. But if anything it’s likely to have become even more concentrated in an even smaller area.

So maybe Toronto really is the centre of the Canadian universe (only joking).

Final Map Of The Republics of the Soviet Union Published By The CIA In 1991

Last Updated: December 3, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map found via the Library of CongressThe map above was published by the United States. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1991.

It shows union (Soviet Socialist) republics with area tints, republic names, and capital cities.

However, the USSR itself would be relegated to the dustbin of history that same year on December 25th (the final map would look like this).

Also interesting to note about this map is following quote from the map: [Read more…]

The US Isn’t Even In The Top 10 Most Overworked Countries

Last Updated: October 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map created by Maps.Interlude

The map above shows the 10 most overworked countries in the World based on Average annual hours worked by employees in 2023.

One big country missing from the list is the United States (and even more notably China).

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Location Of The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (Pyongyang), The Only Russian Orthodox Church In North Korea

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The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (Pyongyang) is presently the only Russian Orthodox Church in all of North Korea.

Here’s more about it:

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Map Of The Most Common North Korean Defector Routes

Last Updated: October 9, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map created by CeosadThe map above shows the most common routes North Korean defectors use to get to South Korea. Now you may wonder why don’t they just cross directly into South Korea.

And the answer of course is the DMZ (The Demilitarized Zone), and as the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) states:

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Map Of The Most Common Questions Asked About Each State

Last Updated: October 8, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The map above comes from CashNetUSA and shows the most common question Americans ask about each US state.

From the map:

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Map Of The Most Common Questions Americans Ask About Other Countries

Last Updated: October 8, 2024 1 Comment

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The maps here all look at the most common questions Americans ask about other countries.

They come from CashNetUSA with a good mix of serious and not so serious questions.

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Hawaii’s Nearest Neighbor Is Alaska

Last Updated: October 8, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map created by Sasha Trubetskoy

The map above shows an interesting geographical fact. Hawaii’s nearest neighbor is actually the state of Alaska. As Sasha explains:

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A Hypothetical Post-WWII Occupation Plan For Japan Similar To East & West Germany

Last Updated: January 15, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The map above shows a hypothetical post-WWII occupation plan for Japan based on how the allies divided Germany.

In our timeline, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, likely forced a quicker end to the war than would have happened without them.

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Spanish & Portuguese Empires in 1790

Last Updated: October 8, 2024 1 Comment

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Map created by NagihuinThe map above shows just how big both the Spanish and Portuguese Empires were in 1790. This was just 1 year after the start of the French Revolution and 14 years after the declaration of Independence.

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