Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
Update 19 January 2025: On January 18, 2025, at 10:30 p.m. (ET), TikTok shut down its services in the United States due to a US bill banning the app nationwide that went into effect on January 19, 2025.
The map above shows which countries have and haven’t banned social network app TikTok so far as of 18 Jan 2025.
Here they are:
The plan aimed to reshape the geography of the Mediterranean basin to create a new continent called “Atlantropa,” effectively linking Europe and Africa both physically and economically.
From the map:
In terms of sites:
The map above created by Starkey Comics shows just how many different dialects you can find in the UK. And even then, I’m sure there are many people who will disagree with them.
The map above was taken from a tweet by Ben Southwood on X/Twitter.
It shows a rather stunning fact.
The map above shows what the Mediterranean Sea might have looked like 6 million years ago. The creator of the map explains that:
The map above looks at the how the 50 Poorest Counties in the United States (as measured by median household income) voted in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Interestingly, the split is roughly even between the Democrats (Blue) and Republicans (Red).
And if you’re wondering how poor these counties are here’s the data:
The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest companies in each UK region.
* Note the data for Northern Ireland is wrong, reader Stephen pointed out: “The News Letter in Belfast however predates this [Derry Journal] as it was founded in 1737 and is still in operation today. (Among its many achievements, The News Letter was the first newspaper in the world to publish the American Declaration Of Independence!)”
Below you can find data for the oldest city in 58 different UK cities.
The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest company still in business today in almost every country on earth.
They also have smaller versions for each continent which you can see below:
The map above shows the depth of Russia’ Lake Baikal compared to the Great Lakes.
It is the world’s deepest lake and at with a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft) or 4 times deeper than Lake Superior.
Here are some more facts about it: