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This map above shows Bolivia’s territorial losses since its independence in 1825.
Here’s a breakdown of each loss depicted:
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The stunningly map above was created by Joshua Stevens at Maps.com and beautifully illustrates how Americans heat their homes.
It show what share of people that use Oil (North East), Natural Gas (Urban Midwest and West), Propane (rural Midwest), Wood and Electricity (mostly places that don’t need much heating).
The data comes from the American Community Survey, created by the US Census Bureau.
Full data for each state and county can be found below:
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The map above comes from the US Department of Energy.
It shows which states have a full moratorium on new nuclear power plants (blue), which states formerly had moratoriums but have now been repealed (green) and which states have additional restrictions on the type nuclear power plants that can be built.
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Details of the Map:
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The map above shows what you call someone from each US state, what is known as Demonym. It also color codes them based on if it ends in (a)n, (e)r, ian, or ite.
The names come from the U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual, but are not always the only ones used.
Here’s a full list below along with some alternatives (some of which are quite old):
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The map above compares obesity rates in US states with those in European countries.
The map is on the latest 2024 data for US states from World Population Review here and European countries from World Health Organisation (WHO) data here.
Here are the full 2024 numbers: