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16 Fascinating Maps That Provide Rare Information

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Maps are fun, aren’t they? Well, not if you are reading just a boring old outline map. But what if there is a map detailing the most common last name in every country of the world? Or one that showed how Africa will supposedly look 10 million years from now? These are some of the unique and unusual maps we have featured here for you today. These fascinating maps provide a wealth of rare information and we are sure you will have a fun time reading them.

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1. Map of Africa’s borders if divided by languages and ethnicities

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2. A detailed cross stitch Old World map

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Related: Discover More About the World With These Fascinating Maps

3. Hand-drawn world map of the world's borders

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4. Hand-drawn map of China and neighboring countries with place names in Mandarin

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5. Antarctica without ice

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6. Mythical beasts of the United States of America

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Related: These Fascinating Maps Might Change Your Worldview

7. Children’s map of the world that only shows countries where smacking children is illegal

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8. Countries by average age at first marriage

Unusual Maps, Countries by average age at first marriage

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9. Africa, 10 Million years from now (based on current predictions and data)

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10. Most common languages spoken at home in each US state other than English or Spanish

Unusual Maps, languages spoken at home in US

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Related: These Maps Are Guaranteed to Teach You About the USA

11. The word money in various European languages

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12. A physical map of India at the Bharat Mata Temple, Varanasi, India

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13. The Green Sahara (11000-5000 years ago)

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14. First map of the world by Anaximander (Greek philosopher, who has been called the father of astronomy)

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15. Most common last name in every country

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16. World writing systems

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