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Major European Cities On A Map Of Texas

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 6 Comments

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Major European Cities On A Map Of Texas

Map created by reddit user daysleeperrr

The map above shows the relative position of major European cities if they were suddenly moved to Texas. Depending on your point of view, it either shows that Texas is really big or Europe is very small.

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: comparison

World’s Best Schools: Number of Top-500 Universities by Country (2015)

Last Updated: July 23, 2024 5 Comments

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Number of Top-500 Universities by Country

Map created by reddit user Quackattackaggie

The map above tells a few interesting stories. On the surface it shows that the US is the clear leader in higher education, with 146 out of the world’s top 500 universities (29.2%). This is over 3 times more than China, the next closest country.

However, that’s not the only thing that’s interesting.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: education

Simplified Map Of Africa’s Religions

Last Updated: March 24, 2026 11 Comments

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Simple-africa-religion

Map created by reddit user Kurupt4Ever
Want to understand religion in Africa? Then the map above is a good place to start.

Basically, Islam dominates the North and East of the continent, while Christianity dominates the South and West, with other native and folk religions being scattered throughout.

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Filed Under: Africa Tagged With: religion

Watercolour & Other Cool Maps of London Created Using Map Stack

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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Watercolour map of London

Watercolour map of London showing buildings created using Map Stack

If you’ve never used Map Stack you should. Like right now! It’s a map lover’s dream tool for creating brilliant maps in only a matter of minutes.

You can use it to create really cool maps like the London watercolour map above or the maps of just London’s parks or just London’s water below.

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Filed Under: London

Half of Australia Lives Here

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 15 Comments

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50-50-Oz

Map created by reddit user lanson15

The 3 areas in blue above, contain roughly 50% of Australia’s population, which means that the area in white contains the other 50%.

For those that don’t know their Australian geography the 3 areas are:

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Filed Under: Australia Tagged With: population

Road-Trip Following A Constant 70°F (21°C) Normal Daytime High Temperature

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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70-F-Map

Map by reddit user Climatologist49

The map above shows a potential 9,125 mile (14,685 km) road trip around the United States that would maintain a constant 70°F (21°C) normal daytime high temperature outside.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: environment

Territorial Waters & Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Of The World

Last Updated: September 3, 2024 9 Comments

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Territorial Waters & Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Of The World

Map created by Rafi Segal and Yonatan Cohen via openDemocracy

The map above is a more accurate reflection of the economic territory of each of the world’s countries. It includes not only land and territorial waters but also Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), which extend up to 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) off a country’s coast.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: water

2016 Electoral Map: How Hispanic and Asian Voters Could Change The Electoral College

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 6 Comments

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2016 Presidential electoral college map

Map created by Partnership for a New American Economy, click for interactive version.

The map above shows what the 2016 presidential election results could look like based on the increase in the number of Hispanic and Asian voters who will be voting for the first time 2016.

The interactive version allows you to make some assumptions and see what the results would be. Some interesting findings include:

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: election

The Truth About Immigration & Foreigners In Europe

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 29 Comments

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foreign citizens by European country

Map created by reddit user Bezbojnicul based on data from Eurostat

Think immigration is too high in Europe? If so, do you know how many foreigners do you think live in your country? The numbers may be far lower than you think.

The map above shows the percentage of the foreign citizens (split between EU and non-EU nationals) living in many European countries. While the media loves to portray the continent as being overrun with foreigners, the truth is quite different.

Below are the percentage of foreign citizens by country, based off data from Eurostat:

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: immigration

Jedi Knight Population Of The UK

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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UK Jedi Knight Population

Map created by Maptitude Mapping Software

The map above shows how many self-proclaimed Jedi currently live in the UK. The Jedi census phenomenon can be found around the world, but has been particularly popular with the English and Welsh.

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Filed Under: United Kingdom Tagged With: jedi

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