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2019-05-23 12:52
The English word "election", French élection, Spanish elección, etc., come from the Latin word ēlectiōn, which in turn comes from Read More
2019-05-22 15:51
According to the official 2014 post-election survey, 43% of eligible voters cast their votes in the 2014 European Parliament elections Read More
2019-05-21 14:10
The European Elections are a fairly complex matter, which was further complicated by Brexit and its delay. There was a new agreed-upon Read More
2019-05-15 10:59
The 2019 elections to the European Parliament will be held between 23 and 26 May. The elections only last one day in most EU countries Read More
2019-04-07 14:21
The map below was created by Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu, likely in 1635 (according to some sources). I used the version published Read More
2019-04-01 07:40
The map below shows the names of capitals of European countries in the local language. Many of the names are deeply connected with each Read More
2019-03-30 15:56
The 2019 European elections will take place in less than two months. Many people think about the European elections as about something Read More
2019-01-10 13:38
There are three different types of alphabets used in Europe: Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek. They all look somewhat similar and share several Read More
2019-01-07 11:43
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows Russia and parts of Central Asia, Europe, Middle Read More
2019-01-04 10:26
The word "information" is an uncountable noun (also called mass noun) in English, just like "smoke" or "rice". This means that it is Read More
2018-12-17 10:56
This article will teach you how to say (or rather write) "Merry Christmas" in in more than 100 different languages. The languages are Read More
2018-12-10 14:43
Long story short, if you want to say that you can express yourself in English and/or that you can communicate in English, the natural way Read More
2018-12-06 15:27
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows Africa and parts the Middle East and Southern Read More
2018-12-03 14:15
In its recent Flash Eurobarometer 466, the European commission asked a random sample of young EU citizens (aged 15–30) which languages Read More
2018-11-28 16:19
Gottfried Hensel (1687–1765) was a German linguist. His book Synopsis Universae Philologiae, published in 1741, was an early work on Read More
2018-11-26 13:48
Most European languages developed from a single language called Proto-Indo-European, spoken approximately between 4500 BC and 2500 BC Read More
2018-11-22 12:21
"Track gauge" is the perpendicular distance between the inner faces of the two rails of a railway. Just like with many other things, it Read More
2018-11-19 14:36
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows the two different types of forests in North Read More
2018-11-15 14:19
Gross domestic product is the holy grail of the modern politician (and not-so-modern economist). Whenever GDP soars, he will tell you your Read More
2018-11-11 16:34
There are a few nouns in English that are only used in the plural. They may be confusing for English learners if the equivalent expression Read More
2018-11-08 14:08
Times Higher Education regularly publishes World University Rankings, which is a list of more than 1,250 of some of the best universities Read More
2018-11-05 15:09
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows North America with colouring representing various Read More
2018-10-29 15:43
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows the two different types of forests in Europe: dark Read More
2018-10-24 13:17
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows North America with colouring representing various Read More
2018-10-16 10:46
The map below shows the most populous cities of European countries. The most populous city is almost always the capital, with four Read More
2018-10-09 07:48
As you surely know, the final consonant of some verbs gets doubled when the suffix -ing or -ed is added, e.g.
stop: stopping Read More
2018-10-08 13:10
The English word "lemon" comes from Old French limon, which comes from Arabic laymūn or Ottoman Turkish limon, which in turn comes from Read More
2018-10-04 08:45
The map below is a 1972 copy of a map or Europe created by Abraham Ortelius in 1571. I have digitally restored and remastered the map to Read More
2018-10-01 10:37
The Pyrenees are a mountain range that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Just like most other European mountain ranges Read More
2018-09-24 14:04
We are all familiar with English quotation marks: "these" (double) and 'these' (single). The American style (and the prevalent style in Read More
2018-09-18 14:44
Most European countries have just one official language. Some actually have none (which is the case of the United Kingdom, where English Read More
2018-08-20 14:04
Most European languages developed from a single language called Proto-Indo-European, spoken approximately from 4500 BC and 2500 BC Read More
2018-08-16 13:53
The English word "dog" comes from Old English docga, the origin of which is uncertain. It eventually replaced Old English hund (cf Read More
2018-08-09 15:02
The map below shows the number of nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments (which includes hotels, holiday cottages, camping Read More
2018-08-02 11:34
The highest officially recorded temperature in the world is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), which occurred on 10 July 1913 in Furnace Creek Read More
2018-07-26 15:03
The first McDonald's restaurant in Europe opened in 1971 in the Dutch city of Zaandam, closely followed by Munich in West Germany (also Read More
2018-07-19 11:50
When you start typing a search query into Google, it gives you suggestions based on what other people are searching for. The following map Read More
2018-06-28 14:52
Europe is by far the most popular destination of international tourists in the world: nearly 590 million people spent a night (or more) in Read More
2018-06-20 11:01
Esperanto is a constructed language based on European languages (mostly English and Romance languages with a few influences from other Read More
2018-06-17 11:31
It is probably not surprising that the English word "father" and German "Vater" share a common origin, but did you know that Irish and Read More
2018-06-14 14:41
The map below shows exactly what the title suggests: the most commonly grown type of cereal by region (in 2016), based on the area covered Read More
2018-06-04 14:58
The map below shows the population of European countries in millions, based on data by the World Bank from 2016. Olease not that high Read More
2018-06-01 09:03
The map below shows the word "child" (in the sense of a "young human being") translated into various European languages. Words that share Read More
2018-05-28 11:31
Over the course of the last few months, I published a series of maps showing the tree cover of various parts of the world, based on data Read More
2018-05-23 11:21
The map below was published by Litografia Corbetta, a printing company that existed in Italy in the 19th century. I have created a Read More
2018-05-12 11:00
The noun "kid" in contemporary English is mostly used to informally refer to a child, e.g. "she's just a kid" or "only 90s kids will Read More
2018-05-10 12:35
The map bellow shows the beginning of the national anthem of each European country (except for several microstates) translated into Read More
2018-05-09 11:31
Different sources give very different estimates for the number of native Polish speakers, ranging from 39 million to 55 million, and they Read More
2018-05-07 14:35
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows Europe and adjacent parts of Asia and Africa with Read More
2018-05-03 12:58
The map below shows European capital cities together with their names in the local languages (all possible variants are show in countries Read More
2018-04-26 14:10
The American magazine Forbes regularly compiles a list of the world's highest net-worth individuals. As a European who has a thing for Read More
2018-04-22 11:52
The English word "Earth", German "Erde", Swedish "jorden", and similar expressions in other Germanic languages come from Proto-Germanic Read More
2018-04-19 14:08
As of 2018, capital punishment (the death penalty) has been abolished in all European countries, except Belarus and Russia. In Russia Read More
2018-04-16 15:03
The map below is based on data by the European Space Agency (the CCI project). It shows Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and parts of Read More
2018-04-12 13:41
The Tobacco Atlas estimated the number of cigarettes an average person aged 15+ consumed in the year 2016, which is what the following map Read More
2018-04-09 11:01
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with Read More
2018-04-05 15:06
English is the most widely studied foreign language in all European countries (which should not be surprising) except Luxembourg, but what Read More
2018-03-26 14:57
The language situation in South and Central America may seem simple—Brazilians speak Portuguese, and the rest speaks Spanish Read More
2018-03-22 13:29
The English word "water" derives from Proto-Germanic *watōr, which in turn derives from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ("water"). This is Read More
2018-03-19 13:05
The Western Alps are part of the Alps, the highest and most extensive mountain range system in Europe. The Western Alps include parts of Read More
2018-03-15 14:44
The map below, based on data by Eurostat, shows the number of victims killed in a road accident in 2016. This, of course, includes not Read More
2018-03-12 15:13
The Eastern Alps are part of the Alps, the highest and most extensive mountain range system in Europe. The Eastern Alps include parts of Read More
2018-03-09 20:58
This article explains the methodology I used to generate the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian part of my linguistic maps, such as this Read More
2018-03-08 14:11
The map below shows how to say "woman" in European languages. The colouring is based on etymology, not on language families (in other Read More
2018-03-05 16:09
The map below shows the tree cover and human settlements in East, South and Southeast Asia, which include, among others, China, India Read More
2018-03-01 15:19
I have already published a map of the number of vegetarian restaurants per 1 million people in Europe, and I thought it would be Read More
2018-02-26 15:42
The Western Alps are part of the Alps, the highest and most extensive mountain range system in Europe. The Western Alps include parts of Read More
2018-02-22 15:11
When you start typing a search query into Google, it gives you suggestions based on what other people are searching for. The following map Read More
2018-02-19 13:23
The Eastern Alps are part of the Alps, the highest and most extensive mountain range system in Europe. The Eastern Alps include parts of Read More
2018-02-14 13:05
Did you know that "I love you!" is more commonly used in English than "Good morning!"? (I can prove it!). It is used to express feelings Read More
2018-02-12 13:35
Japan and the Korean Peninsula have some of the most stunning natural landscapes in the world. It is difficult to capture their beauty in Read More
2018-02-12 13:32
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with a Read More
2018-02-12 13:26
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with a Read More
2018-02-12 13:20
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with a Read More
2018-02-12 13:15
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with a Read More
2018-02-05 16:35
The Russian and Scandinavian taiga together form the largest continuous forest on Earth, covering an area of more than 8 million km2 Read More
2018-02-01 13:38
Yale University biennially (every even year) publishes the so-called Environmental Performance Index, which measures the state of the Read More
2018-01-29 15:32
Did you know that around 10.2% of the area of Finland, 8.9% of Sweden, and 6% of Norway is covered with freshwater? Each of these Read More
2018-01-25 14:01
The ABO blood group system is the most important blood type classification system for humans. Simply put, the labels O, A, B, and AB Read More
2018-01-22 14:16
The map below shows the percentage of land covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) together with Read More
2018-01-19 15:52
The following map shows exactly what the title of this article says—the number of metal bands per 1 million inhabitants by country (and Read More
2018-01-17 18:33
The following map shows the life expectancy at birth of European countries by NUTS 2 regions (based on data by Eurostat from 2015) Read More
2018-01-15 12:42
The map below shows the percentage of surface (green) covered by tree canopy (based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010) Read More
2018-01-12 15:44
Credit Suisse regularly publishes its annual wealth report comparing the wealth (net worth) of adults (as private individuals, i.e. not Read More
2018-01-10 16:53
The following map shows the percentages of men who smoke tobacco products, based on estimates by the World Health Organization from 2015 Read More
2018-01-08 12:19
The map below shows the surface percentage covered by tree canopy (based on data by the USGS from 2010). Simply put, green areas represent Read More
2018-01-05 17:28
Transparency International regularly publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which, roughly speaking, measures how corrupt the Read More
2018-01-03 15:30
A New Year's resolution is a vow people make to themselves to change an undesired habit or behaviour. The following map shows what New Read More
2017-12-15 14:59
You have probably seen many of those stunning pictures of continents at night taken by a satellite or an astronaut. I wanted to create my Read More
2017-12-10 18:00
The metropolitan area of a city is the city itself plus the area surrounding the city that is closely economically bound to the city. It Read More
2017-12-08 14:41
December got its name from Latin decem, "ten", because it was the tenth month of the Roman calendar (which started in March, not January) Read More
2017-12-05 14:00
Credit Suisse recently published its annual wealth report (data tables here) comparing the wealth (net worth) of adults (as private Read More
2017-12-01 17:08
The OECD provides data on the average class size of European countries in primary and lower secondary education. The OECD defines the Read More
2017-11-29 15:53
When it come to class size, the relationship is quite obvious: The fewer students a teacher has, the more time she or he can devote to Read More
2017-11-28 16:20
The age of consent, while it has no concrete legal definition, is widely understood to mean the lowest age at which a person is legally Read More
2017-11-27 16:00
English orthography is often ambiguous. For example, the word "read" can be pronounced either /riːd/ ("reed") or as /rɛd/ ("red") Read More
2017-11-20 16:16
The LUCAS survey by Eurostat provided a lot of insight into land cover in the EU. As someone who likes to stroll in a forest, one of the Read More
2017-11-19 15:46
Almost half a billion people live in South and Central America, and more than 600 million people live in Latin America (which includes Read More
2017-11-12 12:28
Did you know that the animal proverbially killed in the expression "kill two birds with one stone" differs from country to country? The Read More
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