Simon Kuestenmacher
@simongerman600
German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own...
I’m also sharing the same content I’m sharing here on X on Facebook where I operate as “Simon shows you maps”: facebook.com/share/1AXePrrr…
Nuclear in vs nuclear out. I’d love to know if Germany turns back to nuclear energy in the next few decades.
Lake Baikal is coooooold. So cold that it freezes over in spectacular fashion.
Catalan language is spoken in 4 states: 👉 In Spain: Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia & the eastern strip of Aragon. 👉 It's the only official language of Andorra. 👉 In France: in most of the Pyrénées Orientales departments in France. 👉 In Italy: Alguer, Sardinia.
In most of Europe deaths outnumber births now.
Is this going to be the Asian or the African century?
To counter my previous post about Italy, here is an extremely different case. Qatar grew its population based on (let's call it) cheap imported male laborers who built a whole lot out of nearly nothing in the desert. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…
Which modern landmarks can you locate on this vintage map of Lower Manhattan from 1674?
The UK and Australian governments give their citizens rather different travel advise when it comes to visiting Nigeria. This cool graphic summarizes the travel advise of 24 governments. Source: julesduhamel.com
I shared a view visuals of the recent heat dome over Europe before but this animation by @MathewABarlow makes the effect very clear. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…
Without wanting to sound too dramatic, this animated population pyramid shows the decline of Italy from 1950 to 2100. From around half a million babies per year to about 100k babies. Aging won't be fun in an emptied out country with limited services. Source:…
This map by @econovisuals shows the largest trading partner of nations around the world in 2000 and 2024. The US has been losing ground and currently appears to maneuver itself out of favour with allies. Messy times ahead.
Imagine fighting wars, organizing sieges based on maps like this. Better than no visuals but nothing compared to the intelligence that modern warfare has.
A 15th-century manuscript map depicting the city of Constantinople.
i've finally released my map reddit.com/r/eu4/comments… kartenverk.com
One of the last times I saw Jane Jacobs she made this point. She said something like well in Canada we have two - no three - cities. The US literally has hundreds ...
#OnThisDay in 356 B.C, Alexander the Great was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. One of the most extraordinary military leaders in history, Alexander conquered a vast territory stretching from Greece to Egypt and as far as India—all before the age of 33.
Just a disturbing image to make you feel old and ruin your day.
Wow! This cool animation shows a full day of inbound and outbound flights at Frankfurt Airport. On this busy day more than 1,300 flights were operated. Source: linkedin.com/posts/guido-ci…
When did African nations say au revoir? This map shows when French rule in Africa ended.
