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How Many Countries Are There in the World in 2023?

One of the most basic questions for map-lovers is ‘How many countries are there in the world?’ But anyone who just gives you a simple number isn’t telling the whole truth. It actually depends a lot on how you define a ‘country’. Political Geography Now explains.

Political Geography Now | 3 Apr 2023

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Ukraine's Euro 2020 football kit provokes outrage in Russia

A new kit for Ukraine’s football team, showing a map including Russian-annexed Crimea, has provoked anger in Moscow.

BBC | 7 Jun 2021

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Google Redraws the Borders on Maps Depending on Who’s Looking

The Silicon Valley firm alters maps under political pressure and the inscrutable whims of tech executives.

The Washington Post | 14 Feb 2020

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I’m a Geographer

How the best-selling author is making complex matters of geography accessible for the next generation. An interview with Tim Marshall, the author of ‘Prisoners of Geography’.

Geographical | 30 Oct 2019

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