But some countries are seemingly more relaxed than others about their border controls. Newsweek has analyzed the latest available data and the Open Borders Index to create a map showing countries ...

When this world map was charted in the 1600s, according to the Mercator’s projection, the idea was that ships could use the lines of longitude ... of continents and countries to be completely ...

The answer is that many Western, developed countries have women on their front-line forces. But outside of the West, it's rare. The map at the top ... gender gaps in the world.

unchanging lines on a world map would suggest. All over the planet there are borders countries cannot agree upon and territories that more than one nation claims. Max Galka at Metrocosm has ...

Several countries ... lead the world in high-speed rail development, boasting the largest network globally with over 40,000 kilometers (24,855 miles) of operational high-speed rail lines ...

His incredible map that shows that many countries - including ... famous for creating a world map based on a projection which showed sailing courses of as straight lines. Invented in the 16th ...

A fascinating interactive map shows how different countries really compare ... to use longitudinal and latitudinal lines. Colton's 1852 map of the world uses the Mercator projection, cutting ...

Well, it turns out that many countries - including ... famous for creating a world map based on a projection which showed sailing courses of as straight lines. Unlike other geography scholars ...