Environment maps

Bears in Europe Mapped

The Eurasian brown bear has brown fur, a robust bone structure, and massive paws equipped with claws that can grow up to 10 cm or 3.9 inches long. A full-grown male weighs, on average, 250-300 kilograms (550-660 lb) and reaches a maximum weight of 481 kilograms (1,060 lb), and is nearly 2.5 meters or 8.2 feet long.

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DemographyNewsVivid maps

The depopulation of European countries

The pandemic accelerated mortality growth in 2020 and subsequent years of a magnitude not seen since WWII in Western Europe or the partition of the USSR in Eastern Europe. As a result, life expectancy at birth dropped from 2019 to 2020 in 27 out of 29 nations. Males in the United States and Lithuania had the most significant losses in life expectancy at birth during 2020 (2.2 and 1.7 years, respectively).

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Transport

All bike Paths in the Netherlands Mapped

The Netherlands is among the most bike-friendly countries globally, with 36% of Dutch people listing the bicycle as their most systematic way of getting around on an ordinary day instead of the auto (45%) and public transportation (11%). Cycling has a share of 27% of all urban and rural journeys nationwide. In municipalities, this is even higher, such as Amsterdam, which has 38%, and Zwolle 46%.

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Historical Maps

The United States on Its First Day: A Look at America in 1776

Ever wondered what America was really like when the country declared independence? Forget what you learned in history class – the real story is way more interesting. Picture New York City smaller than modern-day Ithaca, Philadelphia’s epic coffee house scene, and news so slow that some Georgians didn’t hear about independence until August! Dive into the fascinating world of 1776 America, where most people never traveled more than 20 miles from home and our biggest city was smaller than today’s Boca Raton.

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