Though geographically inaccurate, it was one of the first maps to include details such as mountains, rivers, islands, and other countries. In 150 AD, a Greek scholar named Claudius Ptolemy combined ...
The world's map continues to evolve as new countries emerge due to independence struggles The five newest countries gained independence through diverse historical events and now navigate unique paths ...
While it seems like the present-day map has remained unchanged for a long time, quite a few countries actually date back less than a few short decades. From the fall of the Soviet Union to ...