The map above is an interesting way to re-imagine the world, using river basins as the borders for countries. From the author:
In this reimagined world, countries are named after their dominant rivers. For example:
- Amazonia (Amazon River)
- Congolia (Congo River)
- Mississippia (Mississippi River)
- Obistan (Ob River)
- Nilotic (Nile River)
- Paranáland (Paraná River)
- Yeniseiland (Yenisei River)
- Lenaria (Lena River)
- Amuria (Amur River)
- Nigerland (Niger River)
River basin spatial data used to create the world maps were obtained from the HydroSHEDS project, initiated in 2006 by the World Wildlife Fund US. The project’s goal is to create free digital data layers to support large-scale hydro-ecological research and applications worldwide.
These would be the 10 biggest by area:
| Country Name | Area (km²) | Area (sq mi) | Current Basin Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazonia | 5,888,270 | 2,273,470 | Amazon |
| Congolia | 3,705,240 | 1,430,600 | Congo |
| Mississippia | 3,240,630 | 1,251,210 | Mississippi |
| Obistan | 3,088,720 | 1,192,560 | Ob |
| Nilotic | 3,057,780 | 1,180,610 | Nile |
| Paranáland | 2,646,310 | 1,021,740 | Paraná |
| Yeniseiland | 2,505,680 | 967,450 | Yenisei |
| Lenaria | 2,453,660 | 947,360 | Lena |
| Amuria | 2,238,980 | 864,470 | Amur |
| Nigerland | 2,123,000 | 819,690 | Niger |
and these would be the 10 biggest by population:
| Country | River Basin | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gangetia | Ganges | 752,847,000 |
| Yangzonia | Yangtze | 488,390,000 |
| Industan | Indus | 240,040,000 |
| Nilotic | Nile | 239,592,000 |
| Nigerland | Niger | 140,466,000 |
| Congolia | Congo | 138,283,000 |
| Huangland | Huang | 137,219,000 |
| Duliujianstan | Duliujian | 122,545,000 |
| Krishnaland | Krishna | 94,072,000 |
| Paranáland | Paraná | 93,252,200 |
You can read the full post here, with lots more maps which also loos at estimated GDP, density, precipitation, temperature and more.
Jorgelina Hiba says
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