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Age of consent by country in Europe
The age of consent, while it has no concrete legal definition, is widely understood to mean the lowest age at which a person is legally (...)
November 28, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Percentage of forest area by region in Europe
The LUCAS survey by Eurostat provided a lot of insight into land cover in the EU (but unfortunately not in non-EU countries). As someone (...)
November 20, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Kill two birds with one stone’ in European languages
Did you know that the animal proverbially killed in the expression “kill two birds with one stone” differs from country to country? The (...)
November 12, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘November’ in European languages
The Roman calendar started in March, not January, making November the ninth month of the year—hence the name, from Latin novem, “nine”. (...)
November 2, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Prostitution laws in Europe
The oldest profession in the world is subject to completely different laws in different parts of the world, and the situation in Europe in (...)
October 22, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘October’ in European languages
In the Roman calendar, the year began with March, not January, so October was the eighth month of the year—hence the Latin name october, (...)
October 2, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Average hours worked per worker per week in Europe
The following map shows the number of hours workers in each country work per week, on average, including both full-time and part-time (...)
September 27, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Corruption Perceptions Index of European countries
A map shows the Corruption Perception Index of European countries published by Transparency International. (...)
September 19, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Number of patent applications per capita by region in Europe
The number of patent applications is a good indicator of how innovative businesses in different regions are. Without further ado, let’s (...)
September 7, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘September’ in European languages
The English word “September” comes from Latin september, which means “the seventh month”. This seems strange—we all know that September (...)
September 4, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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