More and more people are interested in maps—though not quite the same ones that are now gathering dust in school geography classrooms. The maps that you can find, for example, in this subreddit are strange, funny and sometimes so unusual that they can turn your understanding of the world upside down. 
1. In Finland there is a lake in the shape of Finland
2. Map of the world drawn by the Ottoman sailor and cartographer Ali Makar Reis in 1567 (considered the most accurate for that time) 
3. Concentration of castles in Europe 
4. "My dad's pencil case with a map of the world from 1961" 
5. Comparison of obesity rates between the US and European populations 
6. Map of all counties in the contiguous United States, carved from more than 3 thousand wooden blocks 
7. Topography of Europe 
8. The Americans were asked to show Iran on the map. Only 28% managed it 
9. In November 2022, the world population officially exceeded 8 billion. Here's how that 8 billion is distributed across countries 
10. “I cycled 19,114 kilometers across Europe.” 
11. Position of the North Magnetic Pole since 1590 
12. Which country has the most attractive people according to Europeans (thanks, Türkiye) 
13. Countries of the world by democracy index, 2021 
Full democracy/ imperfect democracy/ hybrid regime/ authoritarian regime
14. Map of the Greek islands 
The colors represent the island groups: Ionian, Argosaronic, Northern Sporades, North Aegean, Cyclades, Dodecanese
15. The most polluted cities in the world as of November 5, 2022 
16. How the number 92 is pronounced in different countries (languages). Yes, this map was created for France and Denmark 
17. What languages are spoken in China 
18. At what age do young people leave their parents’ home in different countries, data for 2019 
19. How pedestrians are designated in Europe. Well, or the painting “Everyone is leaving Poland” 
20. People who believe that forcing a partner to have sex should not be illegal. EU survey 
21. How the UN voted to lift US economic sanctions against Cuba 
Green: for, red (Israel and USA): against, yellow (Ukraine and Moldova): did not vote.
22. Forests in Germany: 50 AD compared to today 
23. Historical (red) and modern (blue) lion habitat 
24. Where in the world is the death penalty maintained (2017) 
Prohibited by law/ prohibited with rare exceptions/ permitted by law, but not used/ allowed
25. Terrorist attacks in Europe that killed at least one person, 1970-2015 
26. Countries on which the US dropped bombs after World War II (from 1946 to 2021) 
27. Cities in the world with the most cameras per square mile 
28. Countries in which US military bases are located (85 in total) 
29. Where do residents of different countries dream of moving? 
30. Life expectancy at subnational level 
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