The map above created using Map Developers shows that you can find yourself in 36 different countries from just outside of Prague.
They are:
Watch World War I In 60 Seconds
The video above was created by one of my favourite Youtubers mapsinanutshell and shows the The First World War from start to finish using Google Earth.
You can also watch the much more detailed version of it below:
Global Cancer Rates In People Under 50
The Perfect Map of Chile
Why is Chile called Chile?
Dymaxion Map Of The World With The 30 Largest Countries By Area
Now as to why China and the US are each ranked as 3/4:
The USSR Controlled More Of Europe Than Every Other European Country Put Together
Just the European part of it was larger geographically than every other European country put together.
If you include the Warsaw Pact countries, it controlled 61%! of the European landmass.
And, what’s even more suprising is that the European part of the Soviet Union was only a quarter of the it’s total land area (although did have around 75% of the population).
In terms of numbers, the European part of the USSR was around 5.2 million km2 (2.0 million sq miles), around 1.5 Indias in size.
Western vs Eastern Europe
- 415 million vs 413.73 million people
- $21 Trillion vs $6.5 Trillion GDP
- $50,600 vs $15,700 GDP per capita.
What do you think?
Size Of The Roman Empire At Its Height Vs The United States
Map Of The Neum Strip Which Splits Croatia In Two
But it splits the Republic of Croatia into two parts, mainly the area around the city of Dubrovnik in the south from the rest of Croatia proper in the north.
Neum itself has a tiny population of just under 5,000 people, 97.64% of whom are Croats.
So why does it exist?
1587 Flat Earth Map of the World By Urbano Monte
The 1587 Flat Earth Map of the World by Urbano Monte is a fascinating historical document that reflects the geographical knowledge and worldview of its time. And you can even buy a copy here on Amazon.
Although not explicitly a “flat earth map” in the sense of modern flat-earth theories, it is an early and ambitious attempt to create a comprehensive world map using an azimuthal equidistant projection.
Key Points About Urbano Monte’s Map:
Flat Earth Map: Gleason’s New Standard Map Of The World & Square and Stationary Earth
The map above is titled: Gleason’s New Standard Map Of The World and is a silly, but great example of a flat earth map. You can even buy a copy on Amazon here.
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