Mario G. C.

German Ethnic map of Yugoslavia, 1940

Declarations of independence since 1920 that have received limited or no international recognition. Not including states that have since gained recognition.

Ephemeral States of the Russian Civil War.

Flags of various nations in 1892, from the Library Atlas of Modern Geography.

We have these canals in Sweden. In case the Danes would ever block the Øresund strait. Not even a joke.

1) The Corinth Canal is one of history's greatest engineering feats. The 4-mile canal cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth allowing ships fast access between the Ionian and Aegean Sea. Though opened in 1893, it was actually a Roman superstar that first broke ground on the project.

Madrid es una capital artificial. Es la única sin puerto. Se eligió precisamente por esa desconexión.

İsrail Medyası Jerusalem Post: Türkiye, Suriye ve Ürdün, Körfez ile Avrupa’yı birbirine bağlayacak bir demiryolu koridoru oluşturmayı planlıyor. Rahatsız mı oldunuz?

Este será, com toda certeza, o maior legado do governo brasileiro para a integração sul-americana. As 5 rotas, quando implantadas, aumentarão a conectividade regional e transformarão o Brasil em país bioceânico.

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia and Iran are accelerating the construction of a new North-South transport route from Mumbai to the Baltic through Iran, the Caspian Sea, South, and Central Russia. Launched in 2002, the route is a shorter and cheaper alternative to the standard Suez Canal route.

Europe's largest cities.

Difusió del cognom Catalano i Aragonese a Itàlia.

I saw a post about worrying about starting a PhD at 27, because they would be 32 at completion. A friend made them feel better by pointing out that they would be 32 in five years anyway. My immediate thought was that both were likely single men.

I have a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and my main work task these days is removing em-dashes from Claude output so it's not overly obvious.

academia should consider changing "et al." to "& besties"