Political Maps show governmental and administrative borders of countries, provinces, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and other political units.
The map published by Richard Edes Harrison for Fortune Magazine in 1941 shows the world divided amid World War II. The American cartographer uses different colors to group all the powers based on their alignment with the two existing sides.
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A first-level subdivision or subnational entity is an officially outlined geographical division within a sovereign country. Such a division is designed to improve the responsiveness of a national government to sub-national activities. As such, a division is given some degree of administrative independence, which is considered as a form of limited self-government in some nations.
Read MoreThe 2020 U.S. presidential election revealed stark contrasts in how Americans vote based on where they live. These original maps show Biden’s urban archipelagos – centers of economic power generating 70% of U.S. GDP – scattered across Trump’s expansive heartland. From county-level analysis to population-weighted visualizations, these maps tell the story of two Americas: one concentrated in high-density cities, another spread across the rural landscape. Building on my viral 2016 electoral maps, this new series offers fresh insights into our nation’s deepening political geography.
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Japan is split into 47 prefectures, making the nation’s first level of administrative and jurisdiction division. They include 43 usual prefectures, two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto), one “territory” (Hokkaido), and one “metropolis” (Tokyo).
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Joe Bide has been elected the 46th president of the U.S., In 2020, he has enlarged Hilary Clinton’s record from 51 to 162 electoral votes, while Donald Trump has raised from 16 to 98 votes. But many Americans still didn’t vote. What if “I didn’t vote” ran as a U.S. presidential candidate in the 2020 election?
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The Vatican is the smallest country in the world with at just 0.19 sq. mi. (6.82 sq. km.). The 2nd tiniest nation in the world is Monaco at 0.78 sq. mi. (2.80 sq. km.) For comparison, the biggest country in the world is Russia, measures in at 6.6 million sq. mi. (17.1 sq. km.).
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Antarctica United States size comparison. Specialists from 30 nations live on about 70 bases, with a population of 4000 in summer. There have been 11 human births in Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty (1961) banned any military activity and exploring for mineral resources. But in 2048, a treaty that bans all activities in Antarctica is set to expire.
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30 years after the German reunion, there are still boundaries separating East and West Germany, although those are no political borders anymore.
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A flag is a piece of fabric with a specific design, format, and colors. One of the most popular purposes of a flag is to symbolize a country. National flags as patriotic symbols widely vary by interpretations that often include solid military associations because of their initial and ongoing use for that purpose.
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The maps below show the nearest foreign country to any location on earth.
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