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There’s something about maps that keeps capturing our imagination again and again. Maps not only tell the stories in the most subtle and informative ways, they put things into a unique perspective we may not have ever thought of before.

So today we present you with a treat for your inner cartographer–the Twitter page dedicated to sharing “maps that keep you updated.” The creators of the page with a 36.1K-solid fan base also run a super popular Facebook page by the handle @IFLOVEMAPS. Here more than 757k people follow their content on a daily basis, which includes “keeping them updated about global events via maps,” “sharing maps developed by others” and providing them with “a new perspective on the world every day.”

Below we wrapped up some of the most interesting and informative maps shared on this page, so scroll down below and upvote your favorite ones!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Showing that it is indeed possible for many different nations to cooperate for the good.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Portugal there´s a popular saying that goes " Todas as estradas vão dar a Roma" (every road leads to rome)) which is used to say that no matter wtv you do, you´ll end up in the same place. The roots of that popular proverb (?) are from this time.

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To find out more about the team behind the IFLOVEMAPS Facebook page and Twitter account, we reached out to the creators, Pablo Izquierdo and Lars Erik, who have been developing maps together for over a decade. The duo lives in Oslo and Madrid and they have a company called Mapographics that delivers services in the GIS-space (GIS = Geographical Information Systems).

Pablo explained that the main goal of Mapographics is to make maps that are informative, educational, and hopefully also nice to look at. “We have developed a lot of maps and analysis in the sustainability domain, and lately we have also started to sell maps for decoration. We love to merge scientific data with design,” he told Bored Panda.

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The birth of IFLOVEMAPS was ten years ago, when Pablo and Lars Erik talked about making a social media page where they could share their love for maps. “It started with a Facebook page, and then moved on to Twitter and Instagram. We’re super happy to have several hundreds of thousands of followers, which to us is only a testimonial that many people share our love of maps,” Pablo said.

When asked if it’s true that more and more people are interested in maps, Pablo explained that we live in an ever more globalized society, and the distances between us are getting smaller due to cultural exchange and technology. “In addition, themes such as those that relate to environment, climate, sustainability, man-build-environment and more, nurture more interest in the spatial dimensions of things. Maps can represent how things are tied together in the spatial dimension, or geographical sense.” He added that “we experience a much higher interest in maps, more advanced spatial analysis, and more lightly, storytelling.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finland has no special irritating sentence. It’s the intention of speaking to us that does the trick.

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Pablo explained that “from a social media point of view, people love maps that are spot-on in conveying a message of stereotypical characteristics and differences between countries. From a more professional point of view, the interest in sustainability related topics in maps has skyrocketed in recent years, such as maps showing degradation of nature or the effects of climate change. But more generally speaking, what we see is that maps, as a way to represent data or tell a story, are increasingly used in media, by the government, NGOs and even in the business community.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Come on guys, only 22 left, we can do it! Lets be the first to complete the whole set!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is being reposted over and over and is simply not true, only causes predjudice and misunderstanding. Britain didn't invade most of european countries (assuming fighting Hitler in Germany can be called invasion at all), this is idiotic.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They must use a very broad definition of 'invasion' Now the establishment of the Helvetic Republic by the French in 1798 was a proper invation.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WRONG!!! Portugal has never been invaded by Britain. The only time they´ve been there was to fight Naploleon forces. Plus: Portugal and Britain is the oldest Alliance still in place of the world!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should say attacked instead of invaded, they've attacked Finland twice (Crimean war & WW2) but never invaded.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And of the remaining on the list, was it because some other country already invaded first? (Looking at Ivory Coast for example - France was there first, so the Brits left it alone?)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Denmark, norway, iceland, greenland and Finland have for sure never been invaded by Britain. 😆 This is so stupid

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of them because they have no coast...... Brittons ventured inland too but were mainly a Naval power

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Croatia should also be on that list...as there was never enough time for them to do so as other countries managed to invade (Ottoman Empire, Roman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Yugoslavia, Serbia)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of Belgium being invaded by Britain. They did come by to fight other countries on our territory, but no, never invaded.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hm, I am fairly sure Hungary was never invaded by the British, either.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically, Crimean war was against the Russian Empire, so Belarus should be included, as it was the part, whereas Kazakhstan should be out, since the Russians conquered Central Asia in 1870ies.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not entirely true! British General Sir Arthur Wellesley landed 9,000 soldiers in Mondego Bay during the Peninsular War in 1809, which was technically an invasion (though not OF Portugal, but in support of Portugal).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Invaded by Britain? Or signed trade agreements with Britain? And Britain, vain about Britain, allowed a few lies to slip by, in order that trade may be made? Pls remember It's a tiny country, no more than a staging post on the edge of Europe. And home to some of the poorest anywhere. England is not Inspector Morse nor Downton Abbey.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure. I was in Vatican City a couple of years back and it had definitely been invaded by a lot of hot, sweaty, pink British people at the time.

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But making a good map that is based on advanced data, that tells a story and that looks good (or at least tries to) is a process of trial and failure, Pablo argues. “To put it simply, the process starts from the idea on what story/data the maps should express, to identification of data source, quality assurance, data processing, GIS processing, and working to ensure the final print has crisp and flawless details when it turns into a final product.”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like that would make for one hell of a coach/train journey.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but yet the standard of living is lower in the US. I woudl rather have lower income than go bankrupt after a cancer diagnosis or be one of the 56% of homeless people who have full time jobs. -American living abroad

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you are born in France and live there until 18, you are automatically French.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, I see the Maritimes have been remembered! Finally. (I'm joking, everybody knows the Maritimes)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine how much more habitable Australia would become if we did this. #MovetheMed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not true! In today Romania was the Dacian language, which was Not Slavic and then it was combined with Latin -> Romanian language. It is a big part of the Eastern Europe!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never been to Italy, but now I believe it's better to not go, since the rest of the world is already there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m going to start calling Ferraris “Smiths” and nobody will understand but me

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give me a word, any word, and I show you that the root of that word is Greek. -Gus Portokalos

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is country perspective based. Didn't see squat about western tragedies or news when living in China, found out about them from western sources. My relatives in Malaysia don't hear any either unless we tell them; get lots of "omg world is inbdanger!" stuff when it's in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, India, China, Thailand, or Vietnam though. Lots about coups and stuff in Thailand and Myanmar get reported there as terrible for the world.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Walk it? Think I'd be tempted to thumb a lift, at least part of the way.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So everyone went to pretty much the same places? (Except looks like the Dutch weren't that much interested in North America)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Czechia, trdlo is just a tourist thing that became popular only very recently. A more traditional dessert would be kolache

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is an old map. From the Irish perspective at least. Irish used to want to go to USA but now it seems the popular places are, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

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Note: this post originally had 113 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.

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