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Maps lie: countries that fit inside other countries

How the World Map Looks Wildly Different Than You Think

We all know the traditional, navigator-friendly Mercator projection distorts the true sizes of Earth’s landmasses. But it’s fascinating to see how countries look next to one another when that distortion is, as far as possible, removed. The tininess of Britain against Japan, for example, or the vastness of Alaska against France, become specific in this video from RealLifeLore. As for Greenland…

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