Strictly speaking the map below does not identify the favorite alcoholic drink in each country. Instead it converts each type of drink to its pure alcohol equivalent and colors the country based on whichever type of alcoholic drink delivers the most raw alcohol to the citizens of each country. Before… Read more“Map Monday, Favorite alcoholic drink by country”
Map Monday, Globalization and countries’ exports
Globalization – it’s almost impossible to go a day without hearing about it. It’s been a long time since a single word (at least in economics) has earned such credit and scorn. Globalization hollows out the middle class and degrades the environment in developing countries. the benefits of globalization lifts… Read more“Map Monday, Globalization and countries’ exports”
Map Monday, Just how big is the Pacific Ocean?
Everyone knows that the Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water on the Earth, but just how big is it? The precise answer is that the Pacific Ocean’s surface area is 165,250,000 square kilometers (or for readers in Burma, Liberia, and the US, 63,800,000 square miles). That’s just short… Read more“Map Monday, Just how big is the Pacific Ocean?”