From countries and rivers to lakes and U.S. states, you’ll be surprised how many places share eerily similar shapes. Cyprus and the U.S., Austria and Armenia, Cuba and Chile, Japan and New Zealand, ...

The length and width of countries might influence their cultural diversity … or not. byJoeLodge They then plotted results against the number of indigenous languages spoken. Their aim was to see ...

Some countries are long and thin, others compact and nearly symmetrical. Some follow natural curves, while others have borders drawn with a ruler. But these shapes are not random — they reflect ...