The Spanish Empire at the height of its size (1790)

Countries with the Largest Proven Natural Gas Reserves (in Trillion Cubic Feet) 1. 🇷🇺 Russia - 1,688 Tcf 2. 🇮🇷 Iran - 1,200 Tcf 3. 🇶🇦 Qatar - 842 Tcf 4. 🇺🇸 United States - 633 Tcf 5. 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan - 400 Tcf 6. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 340 Tcf 7. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - 289 Tcf 8. 🇨🇳 China - 270 Tcf 9. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 209 Tcf 10. 🇻🇪 Venezuela - 193 Tcf 11. 🇩🇿 Algeria - 159 Tcf 12. 🇮🇶 Iraq - 131 Tcf 13. 🇲🇿 Mozambique - 100 Tcf 14. 🇦🇺 Australia - 96 Tcf 15. 🇨🇦 Canada - 87 Tcf 16. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - 85 Tcf 17. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - 65 Tcf 18. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 63 Tcf 19. 🇰🇼 Kuwait - 63 Tcf 20. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - 60 Tcf Source: Worldometer / BP Statistical Review

Europe in 1505.

Regions of the United States 🇺🇸

A map of all Ivy League universities in the United States.

UFO sightings per capita in every U.S. state 🇺🇸 Alaska — 113.8 🇺🇸 Wyoming — 108.7 🇺🇸 Montana — 107.2 🇺🇸 Washington — 102.9 🇺🇸 Oregon — 87.9 🇺🇸 New Hampshire — 86.9 🇺🇸 Maine — 80.6 🇺🇸 West Virginia — 77.0 🇺🇸 Nevada — 74.4 🇺🇸 Colorado — 73.3 🇺🇸 Vermont — 67.0 🇺🇸 Idaho — 66.1 🇺🇸 South Dakota — 64.7 🇺🇸 Arizona — 64.0 🇺🇸 Hawaii — 62.7 🇺🇸 North Dakota — 61.9 🇺🇸 Connecticut — 59.4 🇺🇸 Rhode Island — 53.5 🇺🇸 Utah — 53.4 🇺🇸 New Mexico — 51.4 🇺🇸 Delaware — 50.3 🇺🇸 Ohio — 48.7 🇺🇸 Nebraska — 45.5 🇺🇸 Oklahoma — 45.5 🇺🇸 Kansas — 44.2 🇺🇸 Missouri — 43.9 🇺🇸 Florida — 42.5 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania — 42.5 🇺🇸 New Jersey — 42.2 🇺🇸 Arkansas — 42.0 🇺🇸 Indiana — 41.5 🇺🇸 Minnesota — 41.3 🇺🇸 California — 41.1 🇺🇸 Wisconsin — 40.8 🇺🇸 Michigan — 40.1 🇺🇸 Kentucky — 36.6 🇺🇸 Illinois — 36.5 🇺🇸 Louisiana — 36.4 🇺🇸 Tennessee — 36.0 🇺🇸 Iowa — 35.7 🇺🇸 Virginia — 35.0 🇺🇸 New York — 34.0 🇺🇸 South Carolina — 32.7 🇺🇸 Maryland — 32.5 🇺🇸 Georgia — 29.9 🇺🇸 North Carolina — 29.6 🇺🇸 Mississippi — 29.5 🇺🇸 Massachusetts — 28.3 🇺🇸 Alabama — 28.0 🇺🇸 Texas — 25.6 Note: Number of reported UFO sightings per 100,000 residents Source: National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) / USA Symbol

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Craft breweries per capita in every U.S. state 🇺🇸 Vermont — 15.4 🇺🇸 Maine — 14.4 🇺🇸 Montana — 12.8 🇺🇸 Wyoming — 11.8 🇺🇸 Alaska — 11.4 🇺🇸 Colorado — 10.3 🇺🇸 Oregon — 9.4 🇺🇸 New Hampshire — 9.3 🇺🇸 Washington — 7.5 🇺🇸 Idaho — 7.1 🇺🇸 New Mexico — 6.8 🇺🇸 South Dakota — 6.7 🇺🇸 Wisconsin — 5.9 🇺🇸 Michigan — 5.6 🇺🇸 Minnesota — 5.6 🇺🇸 Iowa — 5.4 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania — 5.4 🇺🇸 North Carolina — 5.3 🇺🇸 Virginia — 5.3 🇺🇸 Rhode Island — 5.0 🇺🇸 Delaware — 4.9 🇺🇸 Nebraska — 4.9 🇺🇸 Ohio — 4.8 🇺🇸 Connecticut — 4.5 🇺🇸 Massachusetts — 4.3 🇺🇸 Kansas — 4.0 🇺🇸 Missouri — 4.0 🇺🇸 Indiana — 3.9 🇺🇸 North Dakota — 3.9 🇺🇸 New York — 3.7 🇺🇸 California — 3.3 🇺🇸 South Carolina — 3.3 🇺🇸 Illinois — 3.2 🇺🇸 Kentucky — 3.1 🇺🇸 Tennessee — 3.0 🇺🇸 Maryland — 3.0 🇺🇸 District of Columbia — 2.7 🇺🇸 Oklahoma — 2.7 🇺🇸 West Virginia — 2.7 🇺🇸 Arkansas — 2.6 🇺🇸 Georgia — 2.4 🇺🇸 Hawaii — 2.4 🇺🇸 New Jersey — 2.4 🇺🇸 Arizona — 2.3 🇺🇸 Florida — 2.2 🇺🇸 Nevada — 2.1 🇺🇸 Utah — 2.1 🇺🇸 Texas — 2.0 🇺🇸 Louisiana — 1.6 🇺🇸 Alabama — 1.4 🇺🇸 Mississippi — 1.0 Note: Number of craft breweries per 100,000 adults (21+) Source: Brewers Association / VinePair

The Global Balance

Then vs Now

Voter turnout in every U.S. state 🇺🇸 Minnesota — 77.4% 🇺🇸 Wisconsin — 74.2% 🇺🇸 Colorado — 73.8% 🇺🇸 Maine — 73.0% 🇺🇸 New Hampshire — 71.8% 🇺🇸 Montana — 69.5% 🇺🇸 Oregon — 68.9% 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania — 68.4% 🇺🇸 Michigan — 68.2% 🇺🇸 Vermont — 67.9% 🇺🇸 Washington — 67.4% 🇺🇸 Iowa — 67.0% 🇺🇸 Virginia — 65.9% 🇺🇸 Alaska — 65.5% 🇺🇸 Georgia — 65.2% 🇺🇸 Idaho — 64.9% 🇺🇸 Arizona — 64.6% 🇺🇸 North Carolina — 64.4% 🇺🇸 Nebraska — 64.0% 🇺🇸 New Jersey — 63.8% 🇺🇸 Utah — 63.6% 🇺🇸 Wyoming — 63.3% 🇺🇸 Delaware — 63.1% 🇺🇸 Massachusetts — 62.9% 🇺🇸 Connecticut — 62.8% 🇺🇸 Maryland — 62.6% 🇺🇸 Nevada — 62.4% 🇺🇸 South Dakota — 62.2% 🇺🇸 Ohio — 62.0% 🇺🇸 North Dakota — 61.8% 🇺🇸 Florida — 61.6% 🇺🇸 South Carolina — 61.4% 🇺🇸 Missouri — 61.1% 🇺🇸 Illinois — 60.9% 🇺🇸 Rhode Island — 60.5% 🇺🇸 Kansas — 60.3% 🇺🇸 Louisiana — 60.0% 🇺🇸 Alabama — 59.4% 🇺🇸 Kentucky — 59.1% 🇺🇸 Indiana — 58.7% 🇺🇸 Tennessee — 58.3% 🇺🇸 Mississippi — 57.7% 🇺🇸 Oklahoma — 57.4% 🇺🇸 New York — 57.1% 🇺🇸 California — 56.7% 🇺🇸 Texas — 56.0% 🇺🇸 New Mexico — 55.5% 🇺🇸 Arkansas — 55.0% 🇺🇸 West Virginia — 52.2% 🇺🇸 Hawaii — 47.5% Note: Share of the voting-eligible population (VEP) that voted in 2024 Source: USA Symbol

Countries with the Largest Forest Area 1. 🇷🇺 Russia - 8,153,120 km² 2. 🇧🇷 Brazil - 4,929,787 km² 3. 🇨🇦 Canada - 3,468,171 km² 4. 🇺🇸 United States - 3,097,950 km² 5. 🇨🇳 China - 2,256,169 km² 6. 🇦🇺 Australia - 1,340,051 km² 7. 🇨🇩 DR Congo - 1,228,511 km² 8. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 903,165 km² 9. 🇮🇳 India - 729,592 km² 10. 🇵🇪 Peru - 718,118 km² 11. 🇲🇽 Mexico - 653,087 km² 12. 🇦🇴 Angola - 649,421 km² 13. 🇨🇴 Colombia - 585,440 km² 14. 🇧🇴 Bolivia - 502,063 km² 15. 🇻🇪 Venezuela - 460,728 km² 16. 🇹🇿 Tanzania - 443,380 km² 17. 🇿🇲 Zambia - 442,493 km² 18. 🇲🇿 Mozambique - 360,264 km² 19. 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - 357,551 km² 20. 🇦🇷 Argentina - 282,461 km² Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Global Forest Resources Assessment

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Countries with the Largest Proven Oil Reserves (in Billion Barrels) 1. 🇻🇪 Venezuela - 303.2 2. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 267.2 3. 🇮🇷 Iran - 208.6 4. 🇨🇦 Canada - 163.0 5. 🇮🇶 Iraq - 145.0 6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - 113.0 7. 🇰🇼 Kuwait - 101.5 8. 🇷🇺 Russia - 80.0 9. 🇱🇾 Libya - 48.4 10. 🇺🇸 United States - 45.0 11. 🇳🇬 Nigeria - 37.3 12. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - 30.0 13. 🇨🇳 China - 28.2 14. 🇶🇦 Qatar - 25.2 15. 🇧🇷 Brazil - 15.9 16. 🇩🇿 Algeria - 12.2 17. 🇪🇨 Ecuador - 8.3 18. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - 7.0 19. 🇳🇴 Norway - 6.9 20. 🇲🇽 Mexico - 5.1 Source: BP Statistical Review / OPEC

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