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Not all countries have their own unique anthem. Some share the music and the pair of Greece and Cyprus even share the lyrics! In the 19th century, the situation was even less diverse. Not only because there were fewer countries and half the world basically belonged to a handful of them, but also because of [ ]
Head over to my instagram to see the latest map in motion with zoom-ins per category, flags and country names.
Here is an update on my previous post. The latest numbers from the IEA now give us an insight into the situation with access to electricity in Africa in 2022 instead of 2019. As the IEA reports, during these three years the number of people without access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa unfortunately increased by [ ]
When making this map on how to ask what time it is in European languages, I discovered that the Greek question mark is actually very different from the question mark used in other languages in Europe. So I decided to research what other signs are used as question marks in other languages and to my [ ]
Linguistic maps are always fun to make. I made this one with the help of reddit and went hard on regional languages, paying tribute to Sami, Komi, Piedmontese, Breton, Friuli and other languages that rarely make it onto linguistic maps. These are only selected versions of this question and of course, there are many more [ ]
If you wanna find a very European sport, or to be even more precise, a very Central / Eastern European one, then search no further, biathlon got you covered. In the last 55 years, since the World Cup as we know it started, 396 biathlon events, including world cup stages, world championships and the Olympics [ ]
Striking how stark the differences between Northern/Central and Southern/Eastern Europe are when it comes to the share of students who have jobs! This map shows only the share of the employed, however, in Northern European countries many students are still unemployed, meaning that they are looking for work but at that moment did not have [ ]
Bizarre how there are countries (which are not just city-states) where more people lived 180 years ago than there are now. It s only 1 country, and the difference is still significant: 8,221,292 in 1840 vs 4,986,525 now. The reasons? Well, first of all, the Great Famine in the 1840s. It resulted in 1 million dying [ ]
The war in Ukraine and maybe other factors I don t understand led to a dramatic increase in energy prices in Europe. It s going to be a cold winter in Europe for many people.
I ve always been interested in how proverbs and certain expressions translate to other languages and for the last few weeks, I was exploring what people in different European countries say when someone enters a room/house and leaves the door open. There are a lot of great options but my personal favourites are Portuguese, Italian and [ ]
