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Countries Mentioned in Canada’s National Anthem

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Countries Mentioned in Canada's National Anthem

The map above shows which countries are mentioned in Canada’s national anthem, O Canada.

Unlike Hungary or Poland, Canada’s national anthem just focuses on Canada.

Although interestingly, it’s one of the few national anthems in two different languages, English and French that is not a direct translation of one another.

There is also a bilingual version.

The lyrics are below if you’re interested:

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European Countries Smaller Than The Land Used For Roads & Parking In The US

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 2 Comments

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European Countries Smaller Than The Land Used For Roads & Parking In The US

The map above shows European countries with a smaller land area than that used for all roads and parking in the United States.

According to to Per Mile the US has an estimated 800 million parking spaces (for a total population of 335 million), or over 500 million parking space than registered vehicles.

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Filed Under: Europe, United States

Map Of Almost Every Parking Ticket Issued In Toronto 2011-2020

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of Almost Every Parking Ticket Issued In Toronto 2011-2020

Map created by School of Cities
The map above shows the location of almost every parking ticket issued in Toronto, Canada between 2011 and 2020.

In total, 22.8 million parking tickets (7.6x the population of the City proper) were issued for a total of over $1 billion CAD dollars in fines.

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The Metro Systems of East Asia With Logos

Last Updated: December 12, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Metro Systems of East Asia With Logos

Map created by civixplorer
The map above shows the logos of most of the major Metro (subway/underground) systems of East Asia. Below you can find more details about each of them:

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Filed Under: Asia

Only 3 Countries Have Economies Bigger Than California’s In 2024

Last Updated: November 26, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The Only Countries With Economies Bigger Than California In 2024

Map created The World In Maps

The map above shows a very suprising fact, only 3 countries in the world (besides the United States) have economies that are larger than California’s when measured in nominal (exchange rate) Us Dollars (USD).

Here is a full list:

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Filed Under: United States

Countries Mentioned or Alluded To In The Hungarian National Anthem

Last Updated: November 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Countries Mentioned or alluded To In The Hungarian National Anthem

Map created by reddit user Toki_Sztojka
The map above shows countries mentioned and/or alluded to in the Hungarian national anthem, “Himnusz“, written by Ferenc Kölcsey in 1823.

Here’s a summary of the countries mentioned:

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Filed Under: World Maps

All The Countries Mentioned In The Polish National Anthem

Last Updated: November 25, 2024 1 Comment

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All The Countries Mentioned In The Polish National Anthem

Map created by reddit user Cicada1205
The map above shows all the countries mentioned din the Polish National Anthem and whether or not they are mentioned positively or more often negatively.

And here’s the explanation for the map author:

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Filed Under: Europe

Places Named Santa Cruz / Sainte Croix / Santa Croce

Last Updated: November 27, 2024 1 Comment

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Places Named Santa Cruz, Sainte Croix, Santa Croce

Map found on reddit
The map above shows all the places named Santa Cruz (Spanish), Sainte Croix (French) and Santa Croce (Italian). In English these just mean Holy Cross.

It’s interesting to see how much more successful the Spanish were at putting their names on things compared to the French who were in turn much more successful than the Italians.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Just 5 Countries Make Up Half of Africa’s GDP

Last Updated: November 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Just 5 Countries Make Up Half of Africa’s GDP

Map created by Visual Capitalist

The map above shows that just 5 countries in Africa make up half the continents GDP.

They are 4 biggest economies in Africa: South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria plus the 6th biggest Ethiopia. For a combined $1.4 Trillion of GDP vs the remaining 48 countries splitting the other $1.4 Trillion.

And in total these 5 countries represent around 38% of Africa’s population.

Here are the full breakdown:

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Filed Under: Africa

Map Showing The Routes Of The Great European Trading Companies 1740-1855

Last Updated: November 25, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Routes Of The Great European Trading Companies 1740-1855

Map created by Peter Atwood
The map above shows the routes taken by 5 of the Great European trading companies between 1740 and 1855. Here’s a little bit more about each of them:

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Filed Under: World Maps

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