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Number of Spider Species By European Country

Last Updated: December 5, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Number of Spider Species By European Country

Map created by Maps.Interlude

The map above shows the number of unique spider species by European and country and makes a very strong case for me to move from the UK to Ireland.

To put those numbers into some perspective, Canada has 1,379 species, the US has more 3,500 species and Australia has over 10,000!

The data for Europe appears to come from araneae Spiders of Europe website, here’s the full list:

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Who Brings The Christmas Gifts In Europe?

Last Updated: December 5, 2024 2 Comments

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Who brings the Christmas Gifts In Europe?

Map created by Jakub Marian
The map above shows who brings the Christmas presents in each European country. My favourite by far is Tió de Nadal, aka the Christmas Log from Catalonia, who defecate presents on Christmas Day.

Here’s a full list by country:

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18 Brilliant Untranslatable Words From European Languages

Last Updated: December 3, 2024 4 Comments

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Untranslatable Words in Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian and German

Map created by Europe.Magazine
The 18 untranslatable words here come from various European languages including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Italian Norwegian and many more:

First six:

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How Europeans Pronounce Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)

Last Updated: December 2, 2024 2 Comments

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How European Pronounce Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)

Map created by lingue.maps
The map above shows how various European languages pronounce Mexico. From the map author:

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Map of Local Heartbrand Ice Cream Name By Country

Last Updated: November 29, 2024 3 Comments

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Map of Local Heartbrand Ice Cream Name By Country

Map created by @lingue.maps
The map above shows what the various Heartbrand Ice Brands are called in each European country.

The Heartbrand logo, recognized for its distinctive heart shape, represents the majority of Unilever’s ice cream business.

As the world’s largest ice cream manufacturer, Unilever has consolidated most of its offerings under this global brand umbrella.

In the US it is sold under the Good Humor brand, here are the various names in Europe:

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The Largest Generations In Each European Country: Boomer, Gen-X or Millennial

Last Updated: May 11, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The Largest Generations In Each European Country: Boomer, Gen-X or Millennial

Map created by lingue.maps
The map above shows which generation has the greatest share of each European country’s population.

It’s well know that continent is ageing, but in at least a few Millennials remain the largest group, although many of us are no longer consider ourselves “young”. More surprisingly none have Gen-Z as the largest group.

The data comes from the European Commission.

List of countries in each group:

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Europe Countries Whose Names In Their Native Language Are Completely Different From Their English Names

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 2 Comments

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Europe Countries Whose Names In Their Native Language Are Completely Different From Their English Names

Map created by reddit user PepperBlues
The map above shows which countries in Europe have English names that are totally different from the name in their own native language. they are:

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Nationality Of Nikola Tesla According To Each Country’s Wikipedia Page

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Nationality Of Nikola Tesla According To Each Country's Wikipedia Page

Map created by reddit user Smart-Combination-59
The map above shows Nikola Tesla‘s nationality according to the various language versions of Wikipedia.

They include:

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European Countries Smaller Than The Land Used For Roads & Parking In The US

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 2 Comments

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European Countries Smaller Than The Land Used For Roads & Parking In The US

The map above shows European countries with a smaller land area than that used for all roads and parking in the United States.

According to to Per Mile the US has an estimated 800 million parking spaces (for a total population of 335 million), or over 500 million parking space than registered vehicles.

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Filed Under: Europe, United States

All The Countries Mentioned In The Polish National Anthem

Last Updated: November 25, 2024 1 Comment

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All The Countries Mentioned In The Polish National Anthem

Map created by reddit user Cicada1205
The map above shows all the countries mentioned din the Polish National Anthem and whether or not they are mentioned positively or more often negatively.

And here’s the explanation for the map author:

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