Re-Mapping The World

Here’s one of many fascinating maps just published in Britain’s Telegraph, depicting the world through various prisms. Here’s a map of the world showing casualties from war in the second half of the twentieth century:

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The wars in Southeast Asia, Korea and central Africa dominate the globe. Below the jump, a depiction of the balance of world wealth projected in 2015. China is coming on strong, as America fades relatively speaking:

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