The United States’ motto is “In God We Trust,” declared by Congress and approved into legislation by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. But each U.S. states have its motto. Sometimes U.S. State mottos can be seen on state flags, seals. Some U.S states formally assigned a state motto by an act of the state legislature.
Read more: U.S. State Mottos Mapped
The minimum wage in U.S. states varies from $15.20 per hour in D.C. to $8.65 per hour in Florida. The minimum wage is more than 3/4 of the living cost in the bulk of the West Coast and New England. Most of the South and some Mountain states have it the worst, where minimum wage covers about 50% of the living costs.
Read more: Which U.S. States Can You Live More Comfortably On A Minimum Wage?
The ToyZone team wanted to find the most popular children’s books from every nation. It’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the top books from the United Kingdom. But look around the globe, and you might discover some classic works that you had no idea existed.
Read more: The most popular children’s book from every country mapped
Data is getting faster in general. The average mobile download speed rose from 22.81 Mbps to 27.69 Mbps in the 12 month. And 5G promises to deliver speeds over 1 Gigabit per second.
Read more: Maps reveal what countries have the most affordable mobile data
Overall, children’s literature dominating the first positions in the world. “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry is number one. It currently holds the Guinness record for the most translated author for the same book.
Read more: The most translated book of the world
Gym workouts have been off the cards since the pandemic hit, but that’s due to change as vaccination roll-out hits its stride. In the United Kingdom, membership of The Gym Group rose by 33 percent, from 547 thousand to 729 thousand in the first months of 2021. And consulting company McKinsey prognosticates a 5-10% yearly increase in the wellness business just because we have become more conscious of the delicacy of our well-being.
Read more: The price of gym membership in 52 countries, mapped
China is the world’s most populous nation and the world’s 4th-largest country in the world. The nation has the world’s largest army and the 2nd-largest military budget. In 2010 China’s economy became the the 2nd-wealthiest nation worldwide by nominal GDP and developed to the largest by purchasing power parity in 2014. Today the nation has been described as a potential superpower.
Read more: 15 maps that explain China
According to U.S. Census Bureau, in the United States, 392 metropolitan statistical areas and 547 micropolitan statistical areas. The latest detailed map poster shows all of these statistical areas.
Read more: This Map Poster Shows All the Metropolitan Areas in the United States
Explore the differences in housing affordability across North America with our comprehensive analysis of how many years you need to work to buy a home in each US state and Canadian province. Discover trends, factors, and future predictions.
Read more: How Many Years You Need to Work to Buy a Home in North America
English is the most popular language to learn in 98 countries. Spanish is the second most popular language in 14 nations. Here the maps of the most popular languages in the world.
Read more: Which language does every country want to learn?
About 71% of our planet is covered in water, so our planet is sometimes called a water world. Unfortunately, only one planet in our solar system can boast so much liquid water. Nevertheless, let’s fantasize and imagine that Earth is not the only planet covered with water.
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There are more than 180,000 populated places in the United States, and most of them have a unique name. First of all, the names of settlements in the U.S. are very different in length.
Read more: The lengths and uniqueness of the U.S. populated places’ names mapped
In South Korea, you’ll pay the most for a cup of coffee – on average, $7.77 a cup. Iran pays the least – In Tehran, expect to pay $0.46 for a cup of coffee. Luxembourg is the world’s biggest coffee consumer, with a whopping 11.1 kilos consumed per capita in a year.
Read more: The World Coffee Index 2021