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US Government Expenditure As % of GDP Over Time

Last Updated: December 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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US Government Expenditure As % of GDP Over Time

The map above shows the IMF’s estimated US Government spending (Federal, State and Local) as share of GDP over the past 223 years.

Here’s the data for all years:

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Filed Under: United States

Oil Production By Country In 1939

Last Updated: December 8, 2025 1 Comment

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Top 10 Oil Producers In 1939

The map above shows the top 10 oil producing countries in 1939. Three big things stand out to me:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map Showing How A and B-Roads Are Numbered In Great Britain

Last Updated: December 8, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing How A and B-Roads Are Numbered In The UK

Map created by Roads.org.uk
The map above is from the excellent article from Roads.org.uk about Road Numbers: Numbers for A and B-roads.

They explain that:

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Filed Under: United Kingdom

Support The Monarchy (Red) vs Becoming a Republic (Blue) Across The Countries Where The King Is The Head Of State

Last Updated: December 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Support The Monarchy (Red) vs Becoming a Republic (Blue) Across The Countries Where The King Is The Head Of State

Map created by reddit user Known_Bobcat_1522
The map compares support for remaining a Monarchy (red) with becoming a Republic (blue) across the Commonwealth Realms where King Charles is the Head of State based on latest polling.

Support for remaining a Monarchy was strongest in:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Most Streamed English Speaking Artist By Country On Spotify In 2025

Last Updated: December 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Most Streamed English Speaking Artist By Country On Spotify In 2025

Map created by reddit user Loud_Health_8288

The map above shows the most streamed English speaking artists in each country where Spotify publishes data in 2025. And fun fact 3 of the 7 are from my home province of Ontario!

Also for the UK, no British artists made the top 10, all were either Canadian or American.

Here is the most popular song based on YouTube views for each artist:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Venus Flytrap Natural Habitat Map

Last Updated: December 5, 2025 1 Comment

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Venus Flytrap Natural Habitat Map

The map above shows the natural habitat of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). It has one of the most restricted natural habitats of any plant on Earth, and that’s the main reason why its total wild range is so small.

Here’s why:

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Filed Under: United States

Map Of The 12 Busiest National Rail Stations In The UK Based On Entries & Exits In 2025

Last Updated: December 10, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The 12 Busiest National Rail Stations In The UK Based On Entries & Exits In 2025

Original map created by diamond geezer

The map above comes from diamond geezer’s wonderful post about the busiest national rail stations. Amazingly the top 12 stations in the UK are all in London, and most of them are on the central section of the Elizabeth Line.

The reason is quite simple: “Any interchange between tube and Crossrail [Elizabeth Line] counts as entering or exiting a National Rail station so some mighty distortions are skewing the numbers.”

Full list of all UK stations below with rankings (data comes from ORR here):

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Filed Under: United Kingdom

The Wakhan Corridor

Last Updated: December 4, 2025 1 Comment

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The Wakhan Corridor

That small strip of land in north-eastern Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan is called the Wakhan Corridor.

More about it below:

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Filed Under: Asia

1932 Campaign Poster With Map For The Communist Party USA

Last Updated: December 10, 2025 1 Comment

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1932 Campaign Poster With Map For The Communist Party USA

The poster above titled: EQUAL RIGHTS FOR NEGROES !EVERYWHERE!, SELF DETERMINATION for the BLACK BELT, VOTE COMMUNIST was for the 1932 US election.

Ford who was running as Vice President, was the first African American in history to be included on a presidential ticket.

More about the election:

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Filed Under: United States

2010 Map: “Far-right parties, lobbying for the interests of Russia in Europe”

Last Updated: December 2, 2025 2 Comments

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2010 Map:

The map above was created by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Intelligence to warn of about growing Russian influence in Europe.

However, the as reddit user adawkin explains:

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Filed Under: Russia

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