The nearest foreign nation at any point on land
The maps below show the nearest foreign country to any location on earth.
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Animated map shows Sydney’s 250-year evolution in 30 seconds
It’s been less than 250 years since the First Fleet of 1,485 settlers first arrived in New South Wales in 1788. In that relatively short time, Sydney has developed into one of the world’s largest, with a population of over 5 million. To get a better understanding of how Sydney became the modern metropolis it is today, Budget Direct analyzed dozens of maps of Sydney from the National Library of Australia and other sources from the years 1770-2020.
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Official gems, minerals and rocks symbols of every U.S. state mapped
Governors of U.S. states in the U.S., which have notable mineral deposits, frequently create a state mineral, gems, and rocks to encourage engagement in their natural resources, tourism or history.
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Geography Facts About the U.S. Counties
In the United States, a county is an administrative and political subdivision of U.S. states. There are nowadays 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 U.S. states and D.C. The quantity of U.S. counties per state varies from the three counties of Delaware to the 254 counties of Texas.
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The Jokinen Plan: A 1960s American Vision for Amsterdam’s Future
In the 1960s, American urban planner David A. Jokinen proposed a controversial plan to modernize Amsterdam. This car-centric vision, known as the Jokinen Plan, would have dramatically altered the city’s landscape. Discover how Amsterdam narrowly avoided this fate and instead became the bicycle-friendly city we know today.
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Atlas of The Changing Borders of Europe
The history of the European continent is mind-blowing complicated. That’s why the borders of many European countries have changed many times.
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The Top-Earning YouTubers Mapped
More than five billion videos are viewed on YouTube each day, and the creators of those videos aren’t making them for free. Some of the most prominent YouTube stars are gathering in millions of dollars every year.
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The fast growth of irreligion in the Arab World
A survey of more than 25 thousand people in ten Arabic nations, organized by Arab Barometer and Princeton University, discovered that trust in religious leaders decreased in the Arab world in recent years. Moreover, the proportion of people considering themselves as “not religious” rose from 11 percent in 2012-2014 to 18 percent this year.
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Tearing Arab World apart
The Arab World consists of the 22 Arab nations: Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen). It combines a population of around 423 mln people. The preponderance religion is Islam.
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How the World was Imagined: First Maps and Atlases
Maps have been one of the most significant human creativity for millenary. People have invented and used maps to describe, clarify, and navigate their route within the world. Here is an atlas of the most famous maps, from the prehistoric period to modern times.
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