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Working Women: Which Countries Have the Most & Least In The Workforce

Last Updated: June 10, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Working Women: Which Countries Have the Most & Least In The Workforce

Map create by Visual Capitalist
The image provided shows data on the female labor force participation rate by country, highlighting the top 10 and bottom 10 countries based on the percentage of women (aged 15+) in the labor force.

Note:

A country’s labor force includes people aged 15+ who are working or actively looking for work in exchange for pay, profit, or shared production. Unpaid workers, family caretakers, students, and military personnel (depending on the country) may be excluded from this count.

Here is a detailed analysis and speculation on the reasons behind these rankings:

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Greenland Is Farther East, West, North, And South Than Iceland

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

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Greenland Is Farther East, West, North, And South Than Iceland

Full credit goes to Reddit user etymologynerd

The map above shows an somewhat interesting geographical fact: Greenland is farther east, west, north, and south than Iceland.

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Pangolin Habitat Map: Do You Know These Facts?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

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Pangolin Range Map - Did You Know There Are 8 Different Species?

Map created by Craig Pemberton via Wikimedia

The map above shows the habit range of Pangolins (aka scaly anteaters) in Asia and Africa.

There are 8 species in total, 4 in Asia and 4 in Africa. They range in size from from 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in).

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Filed Under: Facts, World Maps Tagged With: animal

Catalonia & The Catalan Language: 10 Facts & Maps

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 15 Comments

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Catalonia

Map from wikimedia

Fact 1: Catalonia is both an autonomous community within Spain (big yellow area above), but also a historic principality that extended into what is now France (small dark yellow area).

Catalan is one of 3 official languages in the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia (along with Spanish and Occitan), whereas Catalan has no official status within France (although it has recognition at the regional level).

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