Cut off from the sea: 49 landlocked countries.
2 trapped twice: Uzbekistan๐บ๐ฟ and Liechtenstein๐ฑ๐ฎ
Cut off from the sea: 49 landlocked countries.
2 trapped twice: Uzbekistan๐บ๐ฟ and Liechtenstein๐ฑ๐ฎ
Non of the countries Poland border in 1989 exist today.
Much of Latin America is marked by former leaders in jail, under house arrest or living in exile to avoid detention.
Words can be powerfulโฆ and sometimes ironic.
European countries where August 15 is a public holiday.
Japanese pictorial map of the Middle East (1942).
Chile is so long that it could serve as a bridge between Canada and Spain across the Atlantic Ocean.
The World Map From a Different Angle.
Happy #InternationalCatDay!!๐ธ
80 years ago today, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, another hit Nagasaki.
Over 200,000 people died and many others were injured.
These bombings led to Japanโs surrender on August 15, effectively ending WWII.
Map shows which country is closest depending on where you are in the United States.
The largest national park in the European Union is in Sourh America.
Map shows whether each country has more immigrants or emigrants.
Some countries may surprise you.
#OnThisDay in 1914, the world changed forever.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo set off a chain reaction that led to one of the deadliest conflicts in human history: World War I.
This map shows the global alliances that shaped the war.
After Trumpโs deal with the EU, tariffs drop to 15%.
But many countries are still hit hard by U.S. new trade policy.
This map shows how unevenly Nobel Prizes have been distributed across the world.
The U.S. divided into 3 equally populated regions.
Map shows % of Romani people in the Balkan countries.
Support for Ukraine๐บ๐ฆ remains high in much of Europeโbut not everywhere.
Anime isnโt just a Japanese phenomenon anymore.
From the U.S. to China, animeโs popularity has gone globalโcheck how your country ranks!
The map where fueling your car is still someone elseโs job.
These countries have no UNESCO sites yet:
Europeโs languages are diverse, fascinating and sometimes delightfully frustrating!
Constitutional gun rights: rare yesterday, even rarer today.
Today, is the day! โ๏ธ
The world split in two: coffee or tea?
Despite covering less than 10% of the Earthโs land area, thatโs where 50% of humanity lives.
Only Portugal says โnรฃoโ to turning the sea into your personal toilet! ๐ซ๐
Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group took power in 2021.
As Americans celebrate Independence Day, itโs worth remembering the roots of the US in the 13 Colonies of British America.
The colonies grew under British rule till tensions over taxes, representation & freedom sparked the fight for independence in 1776
Happy #IndependenceDay๐บ๐ธ
50% of global GDP comes from these three regions.