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Europe At Night

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 3 Comments

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Europe At Night

Found via reddit

The photo above shows Europe at Night.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: space

Jewish Population of Europe in 1933 and 2015

Last Updated: November 26, 2025 12 Comments

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Jewish Population of Europe in 1933 and 2015

Map crated by reddit user webalbatross
The map above shows the Jewish population of Europe in both 1933 and 2015 by country. Most countries still had much lower Jewish populations in 2015 compared to 1933.

This is largely due to the long lasting effects of The Holocaust, when over six million European Jews were systematically murdered by Hitler and the Nazis.

Emigration to both Israel and the United States after World War 2 and again after the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, also contributed somewhat to the decline.

However, not all countries saw their Jewish population decrease.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: jewish

Chile Is a Ridiculously Long Country – Europe & US Size Comparison

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 11 Comments

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Chile vs Europe

Chile over Europe
You probably already know that Chile is a rather long (or tall) country, but I bet you don’t know just quite how long it is.

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Chile

Who Americans Consider Their Allies, Friends & Enemies

Last Updated: May 26, 2023 79 Comments

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Who Americans Consider Their Allies, Friends & Enemies

Map created by reddit user ShilohShay

The map above shows which countries Americans consider their allies and friends and those they consider unfriendly or even their enemy.

The data is based off a YouGov poll conducted between January 28 – February 1, 2017, which asked 7,150 adults living in the United States the question:

“Do you consider the countries listed below to be a friend or an enemy of the United States?”

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Which Country Is The Greatest Threat to World Peace?

Last Updated: July 23, 2025 193 Comments

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Which Country Is The Greatest Threat to World Peace?

Map created by Joe Hammer
The map shows the results of a 2013 (pre-Trump) WIN/Gallup International survey asking people which country they felt was the greatest threat to world peace.

Note you can see the 2025 version here.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: war

A Face Made From African Heads of State (Bonus Maps For Asia & America)

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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A Face Made From African Heads of State

Map created by reddit user Speech500

The map above shows a face combined from pictures of each of Africa’s Heads of State.

You can similar maps for Asia’s Heads of State below, along with a map of North America made from the faces from Mexican and American Governors and Canadian Premiers.

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Faces

How To Irritate Europeans In Just One Sentence

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 39 Comments

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How To Irrtate Europeans In Just One Sentence

Map created by sigmagfx, based on this reddit thread.

The map above shows how you can easily irritate various Europeans in just one sentence. These include:

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: humour

European Languages According To The Dutch

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 30 Comments

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European Languages According To The Dutch

Map created by reddit user dvtxc

The map above is a humours look at how the Dutch view other European languages.

Of course Dutch itself is view as the best language, with English being their second language since over 90% of people in the Netherlands can speak it.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: language

Percentage of Europeans Who Are Willing To Fight A War For Their Country

Last Updated: October 28, 2025 225 Comments

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Percentage of Europeans Who Are Willing To Fight A War For Their Country

Map created by reddit user Spartharios

The map above shows the percentage of residents in various European countries who are willing to fight and go to war for their country.

Full results below:

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: war

Potential EU Exit Names For The 27 Remaining Member Countries

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 13 Comments

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Potential EU Exit Names For The 27 Remaining Member Countries

Map created by reddit user bezzleford

The map above shows potential exit names European Union countries could use if they decided to leave the EU in the same way as the UK did via “Brexit.”

A full list can be found below, including some additional ones that are not on the map, but were part of the original Reddit threads.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: Brexit, EU

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