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This one shows all the countries of the world, almost 200, including the UK. It shows all seven continents, Europe ... Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map ...

The world's most populous country is also the globe's least religious. According to a new study, 90 percent of all Chinese consider themselves to be atheists or not to be religious.

A map is, after all, a way of looking at the world. The medieval maps of Europe, for example, incorporated religious ideas, depicting Jerusalem at the centre and orienting the whole map to the ...

Think about a map of the world. The image you're picturing will most likely resemble the Mercator projection—a 2D representation of the globe created in the 1500s which most maps you commonly ...

While the striking map at the heart of this show placed China at the center of the world, cross-cultural exchanges can be seen in the chart itself and the other decorative objects in the exhibition.