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Map of German Territorial Losses 1919-1945

Last Updated: January 13, 2026 1 Comment

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Map of German Territorial Losses 1919-1945

Map created by Aeroid
The map above shows just how much of Germany was lost between then end of the Second Reich in 1919 and the end of the Third Reich in 1945. It also shows the divisions of both Berlin and East and West Germany.

In 1910, Germany was 540,857.54 km2 (208,826.26 sq mi) and had a population of 64,925,993.

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Muslim Majority Regions In The Balkans

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Muslim Majority Regions In The Balkans

Map created by Flaviphone
The areas in green above are Muslim majority areas in the Balkans. And here is a little bit more information about them:

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Filed Under: Europe

Maximum Extent of French Territory in North America

Last Updated: September 24, 2024 2 Comments

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Maximum Extent of French Territory in North America

Map found on reddit
The map above shows all the areas of North America, (excluding Mexico) that at some point belonged to France between the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and the Louisiana purchase in 1803.

It should be noted that France never controlled all the areas in blue at any one time.

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Filed Under: Americas

Current Seat Belt Laws For Front Seat Passengers In The United States

Last Updated: November 25, 2025 1 Comment

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Current Seat Belt Laws For Front Seat Passengers In The United States

Map created by Shadowlink1014
The map above shows the current seat belt laws in the United Statas.

New Hampshire is the only state with no law requiring adults to wear seat belts in a vehicle (those under 17 still have to) and as a result has the lowest set belt usage in the United States at 67.6%.

The rest use either primary or secondary enforcement.

The difference between primary and secondary enforcement for seat belt laws relates to how police officers can enforce seat belt use:

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Filed Under: United States

Latin vs Cyrillic vs Greek Alphabets In Europe

Last Updated: January 22, 2026 Leave a Comment

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Latin Alphabet vs Cyrillic Alphabet vs Greek Alphabet In Europe

Map created by jakubmarian.com
The map above shows which countries use which alphabet in Europe. The most common by far is Latin, followed by Cyrillic and then Greek.

You can also see a more detailed map below which also includes Georgian and Armenian:

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Filed Under: Europe

Is TikTok Banned? Map of Countries & States That Have Banned It So Far

Last Updated: January 19, 2025 1 Comment

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Is TikTok Banned? Map of Countries & States That Have Banned It So Far

Map created by MATE475

Update 19 January 2025: On January 18, 2025, at 10:30 p.m. (ET), TikTok shut down its services in the United States due to a US bill banning the app nationwide that went into effect on January 19, 2025.

The map above shows which countries have and haven’t banned social network app TikTok so far as of 18 Jan 2025.

Here they are:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map of the Atlantropa Project

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map of the Atlantropa Project

Map created by Devilm25 (map), VulcanTrekkie45 (translation)
The Atlantropa project was a grandiose and ambitious engineering and geopolitical proposal conceived by the German architect and urban planner Herman Sörgel in the 1920s and developed further until his death in 1952.

The plan aimed to reshape the geography of the Mediterranean basin to create a new continent called “Atlantropa,” effectively linking Europe and Africa both physically and economically.

From the map:

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Map Showing The Range of Neanderthals

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Range of Neanderthals

Map created by Nilenbert, Nicolas Perrault III
The map above shows where Neanderthals bones have been found. The map’s author states that: “Known Neanderthal range in Europe (blue), Southwest Asia (orange), Uzbekistan (green), and the Altai mountains (violet), as inferred by their skeletal remains (not stone tools).”

In terms of sites:

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Filed Under: History

Detailed Map of British English Dialects

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 1 Comment

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Detailed Map of British English dialects

Map created by Starkey Comics

The map above created by Starkey Comics shows just how many different dialects you can find in the UK. And even then, I’m sure there are many people who will disagree with them.

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Filed Under: United Kingdom

In The Last 25 Years France Has Built More Miles Of Motorway (Highways) Than The Entire UK Motorway Network

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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France Motorways 1990 to 2019

The map above was taken from a tweet by Ben Southwood on X/Twitter.

It shows a rather stunning fact.

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Filed Under: France

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