
The map shows the percentage of children in various European countries born to parents who are not married.
While the map is in German, the colours are fairly obvious, the darker the red the greater the share of children born outside of marriage is.
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The map shows the percentage of children in various European countries born to parents who are not married.
While the map is in German, the colours are fairly obvious, the darker the red the greater the share of children born outside of marriage is.
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The map above shows just about every country that has been invaded by France one way or another.
The various ways include:
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The map above shows just how big the United States is or just how big the Mediterranean Sea is, depending on your perspective.
And it should not be confused with the existing American Mediterranean Sea which is the the combined water body of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
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The map above shows the ages of bedrock in North America from yellow (youngest) to green to blue to red (oldest). The maps official name is the The North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain.
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The map above is Shakaar’s Alpha/Beta map v3.3; a fan-made creation showing the Alpha and Beta quadrants of the Star Trek universe.
The map shows both major and minor powers that have appeared in the various series over the years.
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It excludes gas giants, such as Jupiter, since they do not have any solid land but includes moons, asteroids, comets, etc.
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Did you know that hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are basically just different names for the same weather event.
The map above shows where each name is used around the world.
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As the title suggests, the map above shows what Europe would look like if the Mediterranean suddenly switched places with Scandinavia.
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The data comes from the 2015 Eurobarometer report on Discrimination in the EU.
You can see each map in more detail below:
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The map above shows which surnames (last names) are most popular in each Italian region. Although, even these surnames only account for around 1% of all Italian surnames due to the huge diversity that exists.
Reddit user medhelan also points out a few other interesting things: