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Map of Operation Midnight Hammer (U.S. Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites June 22nd 2025)

Last Updated: June 23, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map of Operation Midnight Hammer (U.S. Strike on Iran's Nuclear Sites June 22nd 2025)

Map credit: OSDPA
The map above shows the timeline of the United States air strike against Iranian nuclear sites on June 22md 2025, known as Operation Midnight Hammer.

Timeline from the image:

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Filed Under: World Maps

If The World Were 100 People…

Last Updated: June 18, 2025 2 Comments

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Religions If the World Were 100 People...

Map created by dailyexcitingmaps
The map above shows where you find the World’s top 4 religions and how many people would be a member of each if the world had only 100 people as found on 100people.org.

Here are some more facts:

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Where Holocaust Denial Is Legal & Illegal

Last Updated: June 18, 2025 2 Comments

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Where Holocaust Denial Is Legal & Illegal

Map created by everythingaboutmaps
The map above shows which countries allow people to deny the Holocaust and which countries make Holocaust denial a crime.

The data comes from Wikipedia which you can see below:

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Number of Nuclear Weapons Per Country In 2025

Last Updated: June 16, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Number of Nuclear Weapons Per Country In 2025

Map created by The Federation of American Scientists
The map above shows the estimated number of per country in 2025 and how those numbers are changing over time.

From the article:

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The World According to Americans (Who Really Know Their Geography)

Last Updated: March 23, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The World According to Americans (Who Really Know Their Geography)

Credit XKCD
The map above by XKCD is a play on the idea that idea that American’s don’t know their geography.

The full title reads: THE WORLD According to a Group of AMERICANS who turned out to be unexpectedly good at geography, derailing our attempt to illustrate their country’s attitude toward the rest of the world.

The secret text reads:

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Countries With a Higher Or Lower GDP Per Capita Vs Washington DC

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Countries With a Higher Or Lower GDP Per Capita Vs Washington DC

While researching my previous post on Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?, I came across an interesting finding.

Washington DC with a population of 702,250 people and total GDP $185 billion (higher than 15 other states) has by far the highest nominal GDP per capita of any state or district in the United States at $263,220 in 2024.

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Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?

The map shows which countries (and Canadian provinces) have a higher GDP per capita in nominal terms than Mississippi, the poorest US state with a GDP per capita of $53,061 in 2024.

Here is a full list of countries that made the cut:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Countries That Use A Currency Symbol (e.g. $, £, €) Vs Countries That Just Use Letters For Their Currency

Last Updated: June 5, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Countries That Use A Currency Symbol Vs Countries That Just Use Letters For Their Currency

Map created by reddit user pukkuro

The map above shows which countries use a unique currency symbol when showing prices (e.g. $, £, €) vs countries that just display prices using letters from the alphabet (RS, kr, etc.)

And in case you’re wondering what symbols are used:

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Parliament/Legislature Seating Arrangements Around The World

Last Updated: June 5, 2025 1 Comment

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Parliament/Legislature Seating Aragments Around The World

Map created by Geoglobal_
The map above shows how various national parliaments, legislatures, congresses, etc. arrange their seating.

The map concept comes from architecture firm XML‘s research into the various shapes of the world’s parliaments.

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Share Of The World Population In Each Quadrant

Last Updated: January 14, 2026 2 Comments

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Share Of The World Population In Each Quadrant

Map created by reddit user ImaginaryDrawingsTwt
The map above shows an interesting quirk of geography.

The vast majority of the world’s population lives in the North-East quadrant as based on the Prime Meridian and Equator.

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