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20 Maps That Explain America in Interesting Ways

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Maps were considered boring once. But not anymore. Today, they're able to provide us with some interesting and little-known facts about a country that we wouldn't have otherwise been aware of. For example, did you know which are the loudest and quietest areas in America? Or the most spoken languages in each state in the country? Check out these incredibly interesting maps that explain the United States in the most fascinating ways.

Related: Explaining 12 Fascinating Maps of the United States

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1. Topography Of USA

2. Tree cover map of the US

3. States with a smaller population than Los Angeles County

4. Abandoned and out-of-service railroad lines

5. Map showing the loudest and quietest areas in the US

6. Countries with military bases in the US

7. Most oddly named town in each US state

8. US states scaled proportionally to population density

9. United States population lines

10. The most efficient route between every Springfield in the US

11. Light pollution in America

12. Crime rate map

13. Most spoken languages

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14. US obesity map

15. Preferred coffee in the US

16. Highway signs for each US state and territory

17. How America utilizes its land

18. Money spent on weddings in America

19. Origin of US state names

20. Mottos of each US state

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