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Percentage of People Living On An Island In Every European Country

Last Updated: March 11, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Percentage of People Living On An Island In Every European Country

Map created by ceskemapy
The map above looks at what share of the population of each European country lives on an island. For some countries like the UK or Ireland it’s pretty obvious the number is going to be 100% as they are island nations.

However for some like Denmark at 55% it’s bit less obvious (Copenhagen is built on the islands of Zealand and Amager).

Here’s the list below by country with a little explanation for some countries:

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Filed Under: Europe

Support For The Death Penalty In Europe

Last Updated: October 27, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Support For The Death Penalty In Europe

Map found on reddit
The map above gives support for the death penalty by European country based on surveys and polls done between 2018 and 2021. Belarus remains the only country in Europe with the death penalty still in use.

Russia is an interesting case: “Beginning in 1996, Russia halted all executions, rendering the death penalty a dormant provision within the Russian Criminal Code.”

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2024 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index Map

Last Updated: March 10, 2025 3 Comments

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The 4 info maps below come from datainrace and show countries based on their 2024 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index scores.

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Filed Under: World Maps

The World According To Ancient China

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The World According To Ancient China

Map created by Yanko Tsvetkov

The map above is a humorous look at how the ancient Chinese viewed the rest of the world.

Obviously, you first have the Chinese Emperor at the centre, with everything else radiating out from there.

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The Canada-US Border Is The Longest International Border In The World. Here It Is Over Europe

Last Updated: March 5, 2025 1 Comment

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The Canada-US Border Is The Longest International Border In The World. Here It Is Over Eruope

Map created by reddit user BufordTeeJustice
The map above shows how long the border between Canada and the US is when compared to Europe at the same latitude.

But as the original map author states: “The line shown here is only about 72% of the US-Canada border, and is shorter than the Russia-Kazakhstan border. The other 28% in Alaska makes the US-Canada border the longest in the world.”

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Timeline Map Of 9/11 Shutdown of North American Airspace

Last Updated: March 5, 2025 2 Comments

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This video map above comes from an animated map created by NASA using FAA air traffic control data from September 11, 2001. (You can watch the original below)

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Filed Under: United States

How Amazon Divides The US Into 8 Regions & The Names They Use

Last Updated: March 4, 2025 Leave a Comment

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How Amazon Divides The US Into 8 Regions

Map created by Amazon
The map above shows the 8 regional networks Amazon uses in the US to deliver your order as quickly as possible. More about it below, or you can read the full article here.

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Map Of Countries That Lost Soldiers Helping US Forces In Iraq Between 2003 & 2011

Last Updated: March 4, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Of Countries That Lost Soldiers Helping US Forces In Iraq Between 2003 & 2011

The map above shows which countries lost soldiers helping US forces during the Iraq War between 2003 and 2011.

It follows on from my previous map: Map Of Coalition Countries That Lost At Least 1 Solider Helping US Forces In Afghanistan Between 2001 & 2021.

Here are the totals for collation countries, followed by the much, much larger estimates for Iraqi deaths:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map Of Coalition Countries That Lost At Least 1 Solider Helping US Forces In Afghanistan Between 2001 & 2021

Last Updated: March 4, 2025 1 Comment

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Map Of Coalition Countries That Lost At Least 1 Solider Helping US Forces In Afghanistan

The map above shows every single coalition country to lose a solider in Afghanistan helping the US fight its war on terror in the country between 2001 and 2021.

The US invoked NATO’s Article 5 for the first and only time in its history as direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.

Here are the total number of deaths per country, along with deaths relative to the country’s population:

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Filed Under: World Maps

10,000 Garmin SOS Calls Showing The Most Dangerous Places For Outdoor Activities On Earth

Last Updated: February 28, 2025 Leave a Comment

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SOS map feature image

The map above shows the location of 10,000 Garmin inReach® SOS Incidents.

These are basically the places that people have run into trouble and had to ask for help.

Garmin inReach® has the ability to trigger an interactive SOS message to Garmin Response, the 24/7 staffed global emergency response coordination center.

More about what happened below:

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Filed Under: World Maps

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