The 10 Maps I Talked About Today

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Ian Wright
May 14, 2025

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As I mentioned last week.

Today I did a short talk at the Mapping Leaders Forum.

And while I’m not going to share the full presentation (not fair to paying attendees), I will share the 10 maps I talked about below:

US Balance of Trade In Goods By Country

European Food According to Italians

Google Map Style Game of Thrones Westeros

What If Presidential Votes Were Based Off Each States Alpaca Population

Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country

Map of The Holy Roman Empire At Its Territorial Peak In The 12th Century

America’s Drunkest & Driest Counties Based On Excessive Drinking

Obesity Rates: US States vs European Countries

Scotland’s Watershed Is So Wild That Only 6 People Have Managed To Complete The Whole Route

1988 East German Map of West Berlin

Random Map Of The Day

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Map Showing Where Popes Were Born (With Full List) - Brilliant Maps

The map above shows where in the world Popes were born. In total there have been 266 official popes (and 29 antipopes) since 30 AD.

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