Map: Every Day of the English Civil War
The changing front lines of a complicated civil war that pitted English Royalists, under the banner of King Charles I, against Parliamentarians
Map: Whether Every Country Imports More from China, the US, or Germany
China beats out the US and Germany in nearly all countries throughout Asia and Africa
In Brief: The Countries that Appear in the New York Times the Most Since 1900
China has become the most frequent multi-year focus in the New York Times since around 2009, ominously taking the title from Iraq
Map: The World’s 100 Largest Islands
“Almost 10 percent of global population live on islands”
Map: Visualizing 220 Years of U.S. Population Density
The population of the US remained overwhelmingly east of the Mississippi River for the first several decades after independence
The Most Powerful Militaries of All-Time
Every one of nearly 12,000 battles referenced on Wikipedia since 2,500 BC
Map: Birth’s per Woman for Every Country Since 1950
Fertility rates are lower today than they were in the 1950s in virtually every on Earth
The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent
Europe is the world’s oldest continent, with an median age of 42
Image of the Day: Five Rivers of Plastic
The Yangte River carries a stunning 228 elephants worth of plastic trash every day
Map of the Day: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Maritime Republics
Venice, in particular, would fight a string of wars against the Ottoman Empire, lasting over 300 years