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Map of Proposed Two-Speed Europe: E6 vs The Rest: But What Is It?

Last Updated: January 29, 2026 2 Comments

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Map of Proposed Two-Speed Europe: E6 vs The Rest: But What Is It?

Here’s an overview of the proposed “two-speed Europe” plan and the emerging E6 group, based on Reuters and related reporting.

What is the “Two-Speed Europe” Proposal?

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Filed Under: Europe

What Time Do Europeans Typically Wake Up? [With Data]

Last Updated: January 23, 2026 1 Comment

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What Time Do Europeans Typically Wake Up?

Map crated by geodatarankings
The map above supposedly shows what time Europeans wake up each morning.

I have 3 young kids so can only dream of sleeping in to 7:33am.

With a little digging I found that the times come 2015 study on 941,300 male and female Sleep Cycle app users.

Among other things it found that:

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Filed Under: Europe

How Many Letters Does Each European Language’s Alphabet Have?

Last Updated: January 22, 2026 3 Comments

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How Many Letters Does Each Alphabet Have?

Map created by Ligue Maps
The map above shows how many letters each country (or really each language) has in it’s alphabet.

In any case here’s a ranking of countries by the number letters in their alphabet from lowest to highest:

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Filed Under: Europe

The Largest National Park In The EU Is In South America

Last Updated: January 21, 2026 3 Comments

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The Largest National Park In The EU Is In South America

Map modified from O. Debuf / © OFB, 2021 found on Research Gate
The map above shows Guiana Amazonian Park (Parc amazonien de Guyane).

Located in French Guiana it covers 33,900 square kilometres (13,090 sq mi) of land or 41% of land area of the territory.

This makes it the largest National Park not only in France (French Guiana is considered an overseas department of France and hence is also part of the EU), but the biggest in the entire European Union.

More about the park:

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Filed Under: France

Percentage of Each European Country’s Land That Is Actually in Europe

Last Updated: January 21, 2026 4 Comments

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Percentage of Each European Country's Land That Is Actually in Europe

Map credit Dalmatian Mapper

The map above shows how much of each European country is actually located in Europe.

For example Denmark is just 2% because of the size of Greenland. Similarly only 23% of Russia’s land is in Europe, despite the vast majority of each country’s population actually living in Europe.

Here is the ranked list from low to high:

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Filed Under: Europe

4 Maps Showing East Asia’s Demographic Collapse

Last Updated: January 19, 2026 1 Comment

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4 Maps Showing East Asia's Demographic Collapse

All the maps on this page are the product of the wonderful GEO.Universe Instagram page, which you should totally follow.

Here are the 4 maps on their own:

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Filed Under: Asia

Support for A Single Unified European Army By Country

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Support for A Unified European Army By Country

Map created by Europe Magazine
The map above shows support for a unified European army by European country. From the map’s Instagram post:

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Ultra-Processed Food As A % of Household Food Consumption

Last Updated: January 17, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Ultra-Processed Food As A percentage of Household Food Consumption

The map above shows Ultra-processed food as a percentage of household purchases, from the journal Public Health Nutrition as reported in the Guardian in 2018..

Here are the full rankings:

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Filed Under: Europe

18 Brilliant Biodiversity Maps: Showing Mammals, Birds, Amphibians & Reptiles

Last Updated: January 16, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The following 18 biodiversity maps all come biodiversitymapping.org, with the help of BirdLife International, IUCN, NatureServe, and USGS.

Enjoy:

Number Of Amphibian Species In The World

Number Of Amphibian Species In The World

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Filed Under: World Maps

50% of World GDP vs 50% of World Population

Last Updated: January 23, 2026 3 Comments

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50% of World GDP vs 50% of World Population

The map above shows you can quite easily split the world into 50% of GDP and 50% of population without

any overlapping countries. Here’s a full list of countries from each group:

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Filed Under: World Maps

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