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Number of billionaires in 2018 by country in Europe
The American magazine Forbes regularly compiles a list of the world’s highest net-worth individuals. As a European who has a thing for (...)
April 26, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Earth’ in European languages
The English word “Earth”, German “Erde”, Swedish “jorden”, and similar expressions in other Germanic languages come from Proto-Germanic (...)
April 22, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Year and method of last execution by country in Europe
As of 2018, capital punishment (the death penalty) has been abolished in all European countries, except Belarus and Russia. Russia, (...)
April 19, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Land cover of Japan and the Korean Peninsula
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and parts of (...)
April 16, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Cigarette consumption by country in Europe
The Tobacco Atlas estimated the number of cigarettes an average person aged 15+ consumed in the year 2016, which is what the following map (...)
April 12, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Tree cover and urban areas of Africa
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with (...)
April 9, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Most studied foreign languages in lower secondary education in Europe
English is the most widely studied foreign language in all European countries (which should not be surprising) except Luxembourg, but what (...)
April 5, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Official languages in South and Central America
The language situation in South and Central America may seem simple—Brazilians speak Portuguese, and the rest speaks Spanish, (...)
March 26, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Tree cover of Western Alps
The Western Alps are part of the Alps, the highest and most extensive mountain range system in Europe. The Western Alps include parts of (...)
March 19, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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People killed in road accidents by region in Europe
The map below, based on data by Eurostat, shows the number of victims killed in a road accident in 2016. This, of course, includes not (...)
March 15, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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