Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
I’ve lived in the UK for over 14 years and just learned that you can also call 112 in addition to 999 in an emergency.
Mind blown.
Moreover, I had no idea 112 was the most common emergency number in the world.
Here is the list by country:
*Note: the information presented here is believed to be correct, but make sure you double check the emergency number in your country before trying any of them listed here.
Here’s the full list:
Remarkably, the share of Black Americans has stayed relatively constant 11.6% in 1900 growing to 12.4% in 2020.
Although in absolute numbers they’ve grown considerably along with the rest of the United States.
Here’s a super brief history up to 1900:
The data comes from this page on Wikipedia, so may be missing some.
Here’s the number by country:
The lighthouse maps here of various countries around the world are all the brainchild of researchremora on Instagram aka terence on twitter.
I previously featured his Map of Great Britain & Ireland here.
But I wanted to share the rest as they are really brilliant. Also be sure to give them a follow.
Here is a comparison of the two chains:
The graphic above shows the maps of 4 countries divided by the Cold War. Two (Germany and Vietnam) have reunified and two (North & South Korea and Romania & Moldova) remain divided.
Here are some facts about each of them:
The map above shows the 0872 postcode in Australia which is the largest in the country and by extension the world.
As the map author states:
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