Map found on redditThe map above shows the regional genetic map of Greece based on the DNA from different time periods: Bronze/Iron Age, Roman era, Medieval Slavic, and Ottoman era Turkish.

It comes from this article: A genetic history of the Balkans from Roman frontier to Slavic migrations.

Here are the key things to know:

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The map above shows that Russia’s nominal GDP (according to the IMF) in 2025 $2.2 Trillion. This makes it the world’s 11th largest.

Or put another way, it is roughly the same as the GDP of Spain ($1.8 Trillion), Portugal ($320 Billion) and Andorra ($4 Billion) put together.

However, Russia has 146 million people compared to a combined 60 million in Spain (49 million), Portugal (10.6 million) and Andorra (87k).

And the map below shows how many Russia sized economies there are in Europe:

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The map above shows how many former European overseas colonies of each country are now part of a country with a larger GDP than the original coloniser.

GDP figures come from the IMF and are in nominal terms at 2025 exchange rates.

For example, the US, India and China (via Hong Kong and other concessions) all have larger GDPs than the UK. That said, I’ve actually made a mistake and the UK should actually be 4, not 3 (see below).

You can see the full list below with an example where not obvious:

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Map found on reddit

The map above shows the various ways you can say the number 92 in different European languages. Most use the format of 90 + 2 (e.g. ninety-two), while German, Dutch and Slovenian use 2 + 90.

However, France and especially Denmark are the big outliers.

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Map created by Milos PopovicThe map above was created by Data Analyst Milos Popovic and shows how Europe’s population has changed between 1990 and 2020. Green = growth and pink = decline.

Here’s a full explanation from Milos:

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Map created by SGP.MAPS found via reddit.

The map above shows where ethnic Germans, Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Slovaks, Lithuanians and Jews lived in the borders of modern around 1914.

In many areas Germans made up to 95% of the population. So what happened?

To start in 1914 there was not Polish state and the Polish people were split between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia.

For more on that process see:

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Map created by languages.eu

The map above shows what the English idiom, “It’s all Greek To Me” (something is completely unintelligible or impossible to understand) is in other European languages.

For example, in Greece it translates to: “It’s Chinese to me”. Other alternatives include Hebrew, Spanish Villages and railway stations?

See below for a list by language (from Omniglot the source for this map) including some that didn’t make it onto the map:

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Map created by languages.euThe map above shows what the bishop chess piece is called in other European languages. Everything from elephant (?) to jester to runner to spear.

Here’s a list of the various names in European and other languages:

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows the location of places with the longest names in Europe.

Here’s the full list:

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Map created by reddit user bezzlefordThe map above shows which countries in Europe have a life expectancy of over 80 years (Live), a World Happiness report score of over 6.5 (Laugh) and which countries are in the top 20% in the world giving Index (Love).

The map author explains:

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