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Maps, you have to love them! As a kid in the pre-internet age, I spent many an hour poring over my precious atlas, memorizing countries, their capital cities, rivers, mountain ranges, flags...Dreaming of visiting them all, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

But not all types of maps are useful. Some, even the most detailed world maps with countries show.. nothing helpful in particular. However, as the page 'Terrible Maps' proves, you can still have fun with them! This tongue-in-cheek collection of cartography-based funny memes and jokes is sometimes absurd and other times surprisingly informative, but funny jokes with geography and world maps are always a good laugh! Scroll down below to check out the funny drawings and useless information for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

#1

Cat Earth Theory

Cat Earth Theory

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Madzdad the bard
Community Member
7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

See, if flat-earthers were right, that cat would push Austrailia off the edge!

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    #2

    Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

    Antarctica, The Confusing Continent

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    rhyan lumilay
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do compass hay wired to different directions there since almost everywhere is North?

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    #3

    A Map Of Every European City

    A Map Of Every European City

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    #4

    For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

    For Those Of You Suffering From Election Fatigue. A Map Of Pubs In The Uk

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    #5

    35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

    35 Place Names In Iceland That Will Help You Understand What Dyslexia Feels Like

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    Reirei
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always loved this language, but this is madness :)

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    #6

    Antarctic-Centric World View

    Antarctic-Centric World View

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    #7

    Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

    Countries That Use The Metric System Vs Countries That Lose Wars To Vietnamese Farmers

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    Larry BobJoe
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to be honest, we only got in because the french lost.

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    #8

    Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

    Bosnians: I Wanna Swim; Croatia: No

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    Charlotte Dupre
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bosnian: please Croatia : OK you can swim a little bit

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    #9

    Potential EU Leaving Names

    Potential EU Leaving Names

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    #10

    Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

    Saudi Arabia Mapped Only By Its Rivers

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    #11

    Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

    Amazingly Comprehensive Map Of Every Country In The World That Uses The Mmddyyyy Format

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    Darryl Kerrigan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still remember years ago (in the UK), a few years after 9/11, when someone came in and said it was disgusting how everyone had forgotten about the attacks and we should have a minutes silence. It was 9th November... true story.

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    #12

    EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

    EU Referendum Results 2016 Vs. Mad Cow Disease Outbreak Areas 1992

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    #13

    A Map Of The World But It’s Just The Time Zones

    A Map Of The World But It’s Just The Time Zones

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    #14

    Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

    Chart To Determine Risk Of Bear Attack

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    _Cheetah123
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    man don't you hate it when you're flying in space above earth, and then suddenly BEAR ATTACK, yeah that's just the worst

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    #15

    Orange Peel Map Of Japan

    Orange Peel Map Of Japan

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    Troux
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Orange you glad I didn't say Japana?"

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    #16

    Restaurant Order Preferences In Africa

    Restaurant Order Preferences In Africa

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    #17

    Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

    Here's A Map Showing Where All Our Followers Are From

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    #18

    A Map Of Every American City

    A Map Of Every American City

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    Luis Milian
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    false! there should be way more fast food signs

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    #19

    The Russian Empire As Of 2017

    The Russian Empire As Of 2017

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    Emma Dingle
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they haven't gotten Hawaii yet...

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    #20

    How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

    How Many Switzerlands Fits In Brazil

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    Ana Fuentes
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet if they try they could fit one more???

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    #21

    Map Of All Of The Churches In Poland

    Map Of All Of The Churches In Poland

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    #22

    A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

    A Map Of Europe By Each Nation's Most Iconic Artwork. If You Can Name Them All You Deserve A Prize! (But Won't Get One).

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    Arjan Brand
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Netherlands: Vermeer. Why not Rembrandt or van Gogh?

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    #23

    Map Of Earth If There Was No Land

    Map Of Earth If There Was No Land

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    #24

    Electricity Consumption In Europe In 1507

    Electricity Consumption In Europe In 1507

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    #25

    Fascinating: Countries Arranged By Geographical Location

    Fascinating: Countries Arranged By Geographical Location

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    #26

    The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

    The Legality Of Owning A Kangaroo In The United States

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    Lizz Lor
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean to tell me I've been living in WI for 30 years without a pet kangaroo when I could have been living in WI for 30 years WITH a pet kangaroo?!!?

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    #27

    Map Of The Uk, According To Americans.

    Map Of The Uk, According To Americans.

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    Ry Keener
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Americans will either think all the British Isles are the UK, or just England alone. We have no idea what is happening with all the Irelands.

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, the names throw us off: British Isles, Great Britain, United Kingdom all sound like they should be the same place. And the only royal persons we hear about in the news are the English ones. Also, isn't Northern Ireland still part of the UK. What's up with that? Plus, England can suck it! We fought a war with them so we wouldn't have to keep up with their drama. We can start our own drama, than you very much. Lol.

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    Jo Choto
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh don't get me started. I lived in the US for 22 years and every time it was the same: Where are you from? England. Oh, near London? NO!

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans do this to themselves too. People assume I live near Atlanta when I tell them I live in Georgia. They get capitols stuck in their heads as reference points.

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    Jewels737
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is from England. He lived near Liverpool. Everyone always asks me when we're going back to London. I had no idea people thought like that until I started dating him.

    Anouk
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ahahahaha! But....don't ask them to actually point out where the UK is on actual map of the world.....or where any other country is, for that matter.

    Frozengeckolover
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or any state in their own country, apparently. I saw a survey done once where a lot of Americans couldn't identify their own state on a map. My god, we're stupid!

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    Bob Beltcher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like NYC compared to NY State.

    rat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, I should not have said, "What's wrong with it?"😮‍💨

    Homer Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American, I can say that this map is horribly mislabled. That's not a map of London, it's a map of England.

    UnicornHuman
    Community Member
    7 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    English person: I'm from Cardiff ... American: yOu mEaN lOnDoN???

    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey now, some of us are intelligent.

    Wanda Queen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hah. I feel your pain. I'm in upstate NY. No. Not the city. Not even close.

    Saxophone
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many people I know will be talking about England and they refer to it as London so I ignore them the rest of whatever they say because it’s probably stupid if they manage to call England London. I get it’s a big city that England is famous for, (with Americans) but how do you mix those up?

    Homer Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a proud American, I can assure you that this map is horribly mislabled--that's not a map of London; it's a map of England

    Sam rice
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean I could say something similar about what an outside thinks about the US

    Raw Sauce
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oahu according to everyone: Honolulu

    UnicornHuman
    Community Member
    7 years ago

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    Martina Třešková
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not specific only to Americans, I've been working in England for five years and even though I never lived in London, only visited it many times (as well as other cities), I keep being asked how is London.

    Gaia
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is so true....not only for Americans...hahaha

    Douglas Campbell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another Americans are dumb logic fail so Brits can feel better about themselves...

    Dale O'Sullivan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mate the fact we are so obsessed with America must tells you how much we love it really...believe me we probably know more about the U.S than England ....and tbh everything you need is in London you don't need go anywhere else

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    Daniel Marsh
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zero pity. Try telling a foreigner you're from New York. (Incidentally, the City of New York is known to New Yorkers as New York City or The City. NEVER as New York.)

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    7 years ago

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    Wait... Where's Scotland? You know the place where they can't talk right and wear skirts? Also, why is that bit that's supposed to be with Ireland included?

    Darryl Kerrigan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scotland is there, I'm pretty sure. The Irish bit is Northern Ireland?

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    #28

    This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

    This Is Actually In A Textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section 3.)

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    Rory August
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    South America looks different than i remember.

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    #29

    Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

    Diagram Of Geopolitical Relationships In The Middle East

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    Sarah F
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Institute of Internet Diagrams" :D I shall cite this for all graphs in my work from now on.

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    #30

    Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

    Gif Of Swiss Expansion Over The Past 200 Years

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    Nervous Chaos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They seem to enjoy making fun of how tiny Switzerland is...

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    #32

    Which Country Is The Roundest?

    Which Country Is The Roundest?

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    #33

    Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

    Handy Chart Showing How Far I Would Walk Just To..

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    E FourOFour
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like there would be a fair share of swimming involved as well

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    #34

    Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

    Garbage Can V Trash Can In The United States

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    engineer_nope.avi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought this only happens between British and Americans

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    #35

    Population Per Capita

    Population Per Capita

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    LadyGrimm
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had a coworker ask me how many people in NYC there were per capita. I said one. And that, my friends, is how Keith learned what "per capita" means.

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    #36

    Is This Country Greenland?

    Is This Country Greenland?

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    Troux
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greenland isn't a country. I think that's what this map is trying to show (it's owned by Denmark).

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    #37

    Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

    Countries With An Ak-47 On Their Flag

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    Elton Muchaiabande
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's Mozambique, my country. I never understood why an AK47 is necessary on our flag. The same to christianity carrying a cross as their symbol

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    #38

    Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

    Countries Where Queen Elizabeth II Can Be Charged With A Crime

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    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she better avoids travelling to South Sudan...

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    #39

    Name Of Hamburger By Us County

    Name Of Hamburger By Us County

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    Troux
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simpsons reference for those who don't get it.

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    #40

    If Great Britain Was Located Next To Japan

    If Great Britain Was Located Next To Japan

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    #41

    Us Governors By Eye Color

    Us Governors By Eye Color

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    #42

    Really Makes You Think

    Really Makes You Think

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    Marija Natkova Em Todorova
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once upon a time, war broke out among Norwegian Vikings. One band launched the boats and fled. They discovered a green island and settled. Afraid that their enemies might pursue them, they sent word back to Norway that their island was actually an ice-land, but that another island — more distant, larger and indeed covered by ice — was inhabitable green-land. And so the green island became Iceland, and the icy island became Greenland.

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    #43

    Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

    Less Than 0.1% Of The World Population Lives In The Blue Area

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    #44

    I'm Just Gonna Put This Here

    I'm Just Gonna Put This Here

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    Nervous Chaos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that I'm up by Canada expect me to be leaving the country any day now!

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    #45

    Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad

    Map Of Roman Air Bases In 2nd Century Ad

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    Jilltdcatlady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also map of electricity use of Europe circa 16th century.

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    #46

    What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

    What Happens When You Replace Every Official Or Co-Official French Speaking Country With A Picture Of Kim Kardashian Crying

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    #47

    All The Words In Italy For Female Genitalia

    All The Words In Italy For Female Genitalia

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    #48

    Map Of Antarctica's Bays

    Map Of Antarctica's Bays

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    #49

    San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

    San Marino At Its Territorial Peak

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    Nadja Lambacher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a sports tournament only for the smallest countries, like the olympics for micro nations. San Marino, Liechtenstein and Andorra are in it.

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    #50

    Map Of France If It Was A Pizza

    Map Of France If It Was A Pizza

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    #51

    If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

    If Gravity Is Real, Than Why Doesn't The Ocean Go To The South Hemisphere?

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    Charlotte Dupre
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it a joke or they really believe themselves

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    #52

    Popes/Mi²

    Popes/Mi²

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    Symbole Simple
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It says 1 pope/square mile. And my guess is there must be a green dot where the Vatican is supposed to be.

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    Maps have always been fascinating, especially when they are paired with creative and humorous memes.

    This reminds one of the playful nature of online discussions, similar to the humorous names internet users brainstormed in response to Brexit. It’s amazing how humor becomes a universal language, whether through maps or clever wordplay.