The United States is home to more than 1,100 bird species. Many states have chosen one of these birds as their official symbol. See the complete list of state birds and how they reflect the country’s rich wildlife.
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Alcohol consumption looks completely different depending on where you live. Using UNECE data, I mapped how much people drink across countries and tracked changes over the past decade. Romania leads at 17.1 litres of pure alcohol per person, but tourism can inflate small countries’ numbers. The global average has been dropping since 2010, though individual countries show all kinds of patterns.
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A readable guide to Europe’s capital emblems: when heraldry started, why cities use these symbols, and notes on a few well-known arms.
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California has about the same population as Tokyo’s entire metro area—40 million people. The difference? California spreads them across a territory 30 times larger. On the flip side, Wyoming has roughly as many residents as Manchester, UK. When you match every U.S. state to a global city with similar population, the results are eye-opening. Texas mirrors China’s Chongqing, Vermont matches Helsinki, and New Jersey equals London.
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A Eurostat survey asked Europeans how satisfied they are with their personal finances. The results vary sharply across the continent, with northern countries rating their situations higher than many in the south and east. What drives these differences, and how does income distribution play a role?
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Who comes first in a country’s Wikipedia intro – a legendary founder, a classical author, or a living politician?
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A look at the runner-up religious affiliations in each U.S. county, from Black Protestant churches in the South to Catholic and non-denominational growth in the West and cities, based on official census data.
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Top 20 maps on various topics, from climate to politics, that were popular in 2017.
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Most of America’s biggest cities in 1790 were coastal New England ports – all built around fishing, shipping, and trade.
Read MoreMexico is a nation in the southern part of North America. The country is bordered to the north by the U.S., to the southeast by Belize and Guatemala, Belize. Mexico covers almost 2 million square kilometers (~762 thousand sq mi). It has nearly 130 million residents, making it the thirteenth largest nation by area, tenth-most-populous nation, and most populated Spanish-speaking country. It is a federation including 31 states and Mexico City.
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