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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
In the following visual explainer, Al Jazeera maps the names and meanings of countries around the world. The African ...
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Maps of the world are 'completely misleading' as true size of countries shown
Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent ... When comparing the size of this South American country (8,515,767 sq km) to the entire continent of Europe, which spans a large portion of the ...