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Flag (Vexillographical) Map of Europe & North Africa

December 29, 2014 3 Comments

Current Flag (Vexillographical) Map of Europe

Map created by reddit user Mainstay17

Who doesn’t love flags or to use the technical term Vexillology? The map above simply matches European, North African and some Middle Eastern countries with their respective flags.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: flags

The Japanese Surprise Attack They Didn’t Teach You In School

December 28, 2014 5 Comments

Battlefields of the Russo-Japanese War

Battlefields of the Russo-Japanese War, Map Source: P. f. Collier & Son

While most people are familiar with the famous Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, you probably don’t know about a similar Japanese attack 36 years earlier. The map above shows the battles of the relatively little known Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: navy, sea, war

The UK Has More People Than The 27 Least Populous US States Combined

December 27, 2014 6 Comments

How to fit the population of the UK into the United States in two different ways

Created by: reddit user superjoden

The United States has a population that is nearly five times greater than the United Kingdom. Yet, the UK still has more people than the 27 least populated states combined. On the other hand, the UK has fewer people than the two most populous states.

The map above shows how each of these combinations would look. In red, you can see that the UK has more people than the following states combined:

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: comparison, population

Countries Where The Capital Is Not The Largest City

December 27, 2014 7 Comments

Countries Where The Capital Is Not The Largest City - learn more at https://brilliantmaps.com/capital-is-not-the-largest-city

Created by: Cherubia via wikimedia

The map above shows all countries whose capital was not their largest city, based on population, in 2010. This explains why South Sudan does not appear as a separate country, however if it did it would not be among the countries included (Juba is both the capital and largest city of South Sudan).

Here are a few of the more interesting facts about these countries and cities:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: capitals, population

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