Map found on the Cornell Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode CollectionThe map above was a rather insane plan to create a lasting peace in Europe following World War 1.

The map was published in German under the title: Das Neue Europa Mit Dem Dauernden Frieden. Die Unionisierung Mitteleuropas. (English: The New Europe With Lasting Peace. The Central European Union)

More about it below:

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows what countries each European country used before it adopted the Euro. Below you can find a full list of currency names and the rate at which they were fixed to the Euro:

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Map created by Sovereign LimitsThe map above shows Monaco’s Territorial Waters with France as agreed in the Convention on maritime delimitation (with map). Signed atParis on 16 February 1984.

Here’s what Sovereign Limits has to say about them:

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Map created by reddit user jkvatterholmThe map above shows where support was strongest for joining the EU by country, if a Referendums To Join The EU was held.

The map only goes up to 2013 and a few more have been held since then.

Here are the national results of the various ones:

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Map created by languages.euThe map above shows which European languages have a sperate word for toe and which ones use some variation of “finger of foot”.

More on them below:

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Map created by EurostatThe map above shows the Number of sows by European region in 2013, or put another way where you can find pig farms across the EU.

The map is obviously quite old here are a few key stats from their last report in 2023:

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Map by GasmonitorThe map above shows the approximate location of a mysterious Mediterranean Island just off the coast of Sicily that has appeared somewhere around 4 times since 264 BC.

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Map created by the.world.in.maps based on this map by FurfurThe map above shows how Luxembourg, one of Europe’s smallest countries, has shrunk over the centuries.

Here’s a breakdown of the reasons behind each loss:

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Map created by Sebastian Gräff for the The European CorrespondentThe map above shows the number of people living within 25km of the proposed Rail Baltica route.  More about the project:

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