Love me some maps!

[Serk]

Just thought this was pretty cool...

http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

[Art708]

 This was really cool!

[Patrick]

Pretty interesting.

[WamegoRob]

There's a definite correlation between coffee consumption and the number of researchers in a country, except for Brazil and Algeria.. they simply prefer coffee to reading.

[john]

 

[musclehead]

good stuff

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Map 2

England still uses the Imperial measuring system except for where it is forced to use the metric system by the Europena Union.

So miles for length and weights kilos.  

Map 3.

Britain - It should read the United Kingdom has not "Invaded" all of those countries.

Some were responding to acts of war by foreign countries. For f's sake this is simple history. Remember WWII?????

Map 4

There are 195 countries.

Some private business's in flagged countries offer maternity leave.

Posting after hic alcohol.