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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Cut off from the sea: 49 landlocked countries. 2 trapped twice: Uzbekistan🇺🇿 and Liechtenstein🇱🇮

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Non of the countries Poland border in 1989 exist today.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Much of Latin America is marked by former leaders in jail, under house arrest or living in exile to avoid detention.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Words can be powerful… and sometimes ironic.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

European countries where August 15 is a public holiday.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Japanese pictorial map of the Middle East (1942).

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Chile is so long that it could serve as a bridge between Canada and Spain across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The World Map From a Different Angle. Happy #InternationalCatDay!!😸

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

80 years ago today, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, another hit Nagasaki. Over 200,000 people died and many others were injured. These bombings led to Japan’s surrender on August 15, effectively ending WWII.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Map shows which country is closest depending on where you are in the United States.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The largest national park in the European Union is in Sourh America.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Map shows whether each country has more immigrants or emigrants. Some countries may surprise you.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

#OnThisDay in 1914, the world changed forever. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo set off a chain reaction that led to one of the deadliest conflicts in human history: World War I. This map shows the global alliances that shaped the war.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

After Trump’s deal with the EU, tariffs drop to 15%. But many countries are still hit hard by U.S. new trade policy.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

This map shows how unevenly Nobel Prizes have been distributed across the world.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The U.S. divided into 3 equally populated regions.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Map shows % of Romani people in the Balkan countries.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Support for Ukraine🇺🇦 remains high in much of Europe—but not everywhere.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Anime isn’t just a Japanese phenomenon anymore. From the U.S. to China, anime’s popularity has gone global—check how your country ranks!

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The map where fueling your car is still someone else’s job.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

These countries have no UNESCO sites yet:

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Europe’s languages are diverse, fascinating and sometimes delightfully frustrating!

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Constitutional gun rights: rare yesterday, even rarer today.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The world split in two: coffee or tea?

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Despite covering less than 10% of the Earth’s land area, that’s where 50% of humanity lives.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Only Portugal says “não” to turning the sea into your personal toilet! 🚫🌊

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group took power in 2021.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

As Americans celebrate Independence Day, it’s worth remembering the roots of the US in the 13 Colonies of British America. The colonies grew under British rule till tensions over taxes, representation & freedom sparked the fight for independence in 1776 Happy #IndependenceDay🇺🇸

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

50% of global GDP comes from these three regions.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

True country sizes vs. Mercator projections

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Map shows the second most spoken language in each U.S. state after English.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Europe vs Africa: population over time.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

An intense marine heatwave is gripping the Mediterranean Sea. Vast areas of the Mediterranean are experiencing temperatures several degrees above the 1971-2000 baseline.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The French presence spans continents! 🇫🇷 This is where over 10 million French and their descendants call home around the world.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

What are the odds of being born on each continent?

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Today marks Pride Day, a moment to celebrate the incredible progress made in marriage equality and to recognize the strides still needed worldwide. Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A map that shows how unevenly churches are spread across the Middle East.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

In the countries in red mosquitoes kill more people than humans do. Meaning malaria causes more deaths than traffic accidents and homicides combined.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Geography almost made them neighbors, but nature had other plans.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: a critical corridor that keeps flights moving.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

The Hindu Kush. Where Afghanistan 🇦🇫, China 🇨🇳, Pakistan 🇵🇰 and Tajikistan 🇹🇯 meet.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The United States military presence in the Middle East.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

They emerged from communism with comparable economies. Three decades later, 🇵🇱Poland’s economy surpasses all of them put together.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#On this day in 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, invading the Soviet Union in the largest military offensive in history. It marked the start of a brutal ideological war on the Eastern Front, leading to mass killings and tens of millions of deaths.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

🇺🇦 Ukraine: where politics hits a different note.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

🇧🇷 Map shows 5 areas of Brazil with the same population. 43 million people each.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

You might assume every country’s capital is also its biggest city, but that’s far from the truth.

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Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Italy’s most valuable brands reveal a clear north-south divide.

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