Distorting world map for a visual representation, kind of dramatic.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/cartograms/
Social/economic maps
Wed, 2009-11-25 18:11
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Social/economic maps
Fri, 2011-02-04 15:29
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bagkitty
I found this one particularly interesting (even if America-centric)
Thu, 2011-02-10 15:20
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bagkitty
This one is quite amusing (origins and translations of country names - link takes you to a much larger [legible] version):
Although I have a few doubts about the accuracy, having been informed that Suomi (Finland) really translates as something more akin to bog or fen than the word land.