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Names of Germany in European languages
Germany is an unusual country, not only because of its renowned engineering and a large variety of beer but also because of its name. Most (...)
August 7, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Most common surnames by country in Europe
Onomastics is a fascinating area of linguistics concerned with the study of the history and origin of proper names. Today’s map lies on (...)
July 31, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Best countries to live in Europe, 2016 map
It is becoming more and more clear that GDP (gross domestic product) alone is not a good indicator of a country’s performance. For (...)
July 26, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Immigration in Europe: Map of the percentages and countries of origin of immigrants
Migration is a common phenomenon in Europe. The growth in the number of migrants has been even more pronounced after the formation of the (...)
July 18, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Country adjectives in English (map for European countries)
Each country name has a distinct adjectival form in English, which is used when speaking about something related to the country, e.g. (...)
July 10, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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By the way, have you already seen my brand new web app for non-native speakers of English? It's based on reading texts and learning by having all meanings, pronunciations, grammar forms etc. easily accessible. It looks like this:
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How I show Crimea in my statistical maps
I have been getting a lot of comments and emails lately about “errors” in my maps, all about one particular part of the map. Whenever (...)
June 23, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Military expenditures per capita and as % of GDP in Europe
The following two maps show how much European countries spent on their military in 2015, per capita and as a percentage of GDP. The maps (...)
June 21, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Wine consumption in Europe by country per year per capita
Wine is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in Europe, with the French alone consuming about the same amount of wine as the whole (...)
June 15, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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School holidays by country in Europe (map)
Each country’s government determines the dates and duration of school holidays—and these are completely independent of school holidays (...)
June 3, 2016 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Number of metal bands per capita in Europe
One of my readers asked me to create a map showing the “density” of metal bands in European countries—and so I did. The following map (...)
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