Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
This is largely due to the long lasting effects of The Holocaust, when over six million European Jews were systematically murdered by Hitler and the Nazis.
Emigration to both Israel and the United States after World War 2 and again after the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, also contributed somewhat to the decline.
However, not all countries saw their Jewish population decrease.
The map above shows how you can easily irritate various Europeans in just one sentence. These include:
The map above is a humours look at how the Dutch view other European languages.
Of course Dutch itself is view as the best language, with English being their second language since over 90% of people in the Netherlands can speak it.
The map above shows the percentage of residents in various European countries who are willing to fight and go to war for their country.
Full results below:
The map above shows potential exit names European Union countries could use if they decided to leave the EU in the same way as the UK did via “Brexit.”
A full list can be found below, including some additional ones that are not on the map, but were part of the original Reddit threads.
The map above shows the European countries (in red) that have invaded Poland (in black) at some point in history. As with all maps using modern borders to show historical events, there are of course issues.
The map above shows what Europe’s borders looked on the eve of World War One in 1914, overlaid on top of the borders of European countries today. The first thing that jumps out at you is how many fewer countries there were.
As difficult as it is to believe, the black and blue areas above, each have exactly the same number of people living in the them.
The map above shows the results of two separate referendums held in November 1994 on whether or not Norway and/or Sweden would join the EU. The map shows the breakdown by municipality in each country. Keep reading to learn more about each campaign:
The map above shows the distribution of Celtic language speakers in Europe in the early 21st century.