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What Easter Is Called Across Europe

Last Updated: March 30, 2026 1 Comment

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What Easter Is Called Across Europe in different European languages

Map created by @JakubMarian
The map above shows the name for Easter in various European languages (colour coded based on origin).

Here is a full list:

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Comparisons of Europe’s 5 Biggest Countries

Last Updated: March 27, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The maps below compare Europe’s 5 biggest countries (outside of Russia). They were created by the wonderful geo.universe who you should 100% go and follow.

Now for the maps:

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13 Shocking European Gender Stereotype Maps

Last Updated: March 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The following maps all come from data taken from Special Eurobarometer 545 Gender Stereotypes published in early 2024.

And it should be noted the surveys included both men and women in roughly equal number.

The full methodology can be found here.

I’ve published the maps below along with the underlying data so you can make your own conclusions:

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European Countries With An Extensive “Right to Roam”

Last Updated: March 10, 2026 Leave a Comment

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European Countries With Some Form Of Right to Roam

Map created by RealWorldMaps
The map above shows which countries do and don’t have some form of “Right to Roam.”

The Right to Roam is a legal principle that allows the public to access and walk across certain private land or countryside without needing the landowner’s permission, as long as they follow specific rules.

More about it below:

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Where Europe’s Fruit Comes From At Different Times Of The Year

Last Updated: February 27, 2026 2 Comments

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The video above was created by Yannick Brouwer and shows where the largest supplier for different types of fruits to the EU comes from each month during the year.

Here’s what he had so say about the map:

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Map of Proposed Two-Speed Europe: E6 vs The Rest: But What Is It?

Last Updated: January 29, 2026 2 Comments

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Map of Proposed Two-Speed Europe: E6 vs The Rest: But What Is It?

Here’s an overview of the proposed “two-speed Europe” plan and the emerging E6 group, based on Reuters and related reporting.

What is the “Two-Speed Europe” Proposal?

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What Time Do Europeans Typically Wake Up? [With Data]

Last Updated: January 23, 2026 1 Comment

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What Time Do Europeans Typically Wake Up?

Map crated by geodatarankings
The map above supposedly shows what time Europeans wake up each morning.

I have 3 young kids so can only dream of sleeping in to 7:33am.

With a little digging I found that the times come 2015 study on 941,300 male and female Sleep Cycle app users.

Among other things it found that:

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How Many Letters Does Each European Language’s Alphabet Have?

Last Updated: January 22, 2026 3 Comments

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How Many Letters Does Each Alphabet Have?

Map created by Ligue Maps
The map above shows how many letters each country (or really each language) has in it’s alphabet.

In any case here’s a ranking of countries by the number letters in their alphabet from lowest to highest:

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Percentage of Each European Country’s Land That Is Actually in Europe

Last Updated: January 21, 2026 4 Comments

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Percentage of Each European Country's Land That Is Actually in Europe

Map credit Dalmatian Mapper

The map above shows how much of each European country is actually located in Europe.

For example Denmark is just 2% because of the size of Greenland. Similarly only 23% of Russia’s land is in Europe, despite the vast majority of each country’s population actually living in Europe.

Here is the ranked list from low to high:

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Support for A Single Unified European Army By Country

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Support for A Unified European Army By Country

Map created by Europe Magazine
The map above shows support for a unified European army by European country. From the map’s Instagram post:

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