The map, which is virtually square, would not have been of much use for someone trying to navigate the countryside with a compass, but would have given a rough idea of where the main settlements were.

Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In this eye-opening video, we reveal the truth about how big (or small) countries ...

It's amazing how much of the map is green, indicating countries that celebrate a national independence day every year. Not all of these marked the end of colonialism (for example, Austria's ...

This map, compiled by Reddit user TeaDranks, shows what the world would look like if a country's size was proportional to its population.It's an adapted version of a Population Map made in 2005 by ...