Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
Tectonic plates are massive slabs of solid rock that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and move relative to one another.
The movement of these plates can cause earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain building, and ocean trench formation.
Here is an overview of each major plate shown in the map:
The map above shows which country is responsible for the largest defeat at men’s senior level association football. Interestingly, England appears most often on the map despite not winning a World Cup since 1966.
Flag indicates the winner in each country’s largest ever defeat in men’s senior-level association football.
If a country has lost by the same record margin multiple times, the most recent match is used.
For countries that no longer exist (e.g., Soviet Union, Yugoslavia), the official FIFA-recognized successor team is used.
The data comes from Wikipedia and was accurate as of 2022.
However, over 200 years ago in 1800, it had an estimated population of 29 million people making it possibly the world’s 4th most populous country at that time.
Here’s a list of countries by when they overtook France’s population and when it happened (with current population in brackets):
This map is a world map displaying the coats of arms or national emblems of various countries.
Coats of arms are heraldic symbols used by countries, regions, or families as a unique identifier and often hold historical, cultural, and political significance.
Currently, the electoral college is based on the number of congresspeople in each state + 2 senators. So states like Wyoming, get 3 electoral college votes, despite having fewer people than over 100 US counties.
In total there are 538 electoral college votes: 435 members of Congress, 100 for Senators and 3 votes for DC.
Here’s the list of how many electoral votes each state would gain or lose if they were proportional to the population:
In 2019, the US had 220,044km (136,729 miles) of train tracks which is around 40% more than China’s 159,000km and more than double Russia’s 105,000km.
However, this is down from the historic peak in 1917 of 428,180km (266,058 miles). Also, only 1,847km of the United States’ train lines are electrified which is around 1.5% of China’s 119,000km.
The map above shows how long it takes US diplomats to learn how to speak various European languages.
Here are the categories and an explanation:
