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Map of the age of buildings in Paris, 2016
You can clearly see that the major reconstruction of Paris in the mid to late 19th Century under Baron Hausmann has left its mark on the urban fabric of Paris as so few buildings predate 1800.
Much more recent building is evident in the Eastern third of the city (much of it urban renewal) and also towards the edge of the city near the Boulevard Periphique ring motorway that marks the limit of the city of Paris.
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Which European language am I reading?
You can buy a framable poster-size version of the chart here:
https://ebay.com/itm/373734803960…
Profits go to The Foundation for Endangered Languages https://ogmios.org
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TBH, I don't think she died peacefully in her sleep, she was in a bad state beforehand. When she met Liz Truss she looked like a hatchling, all bones in a cardigan struggling to stay standing, she was hanging on to her stick for dear life. Plus, if you look at the bruise on her hand that's "leaking" towards her fingers, that's what you get when your veins break when they try to put an IV drip in. I can't say I loved her or hated her, but credit where credit is due, hats off to her for getting up and summoning the strength to carry out official engagements at her age and in that state of health.
Anyway, talking about ancient stuff, this maps shows that the existence of Pangaea (birth place of Montgomery C. Burns) can be proven as similar fossils can be found across different continents.
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What is the Commonwealth, which countries is King Charles III head of state for - what role will he play?
Prince Charles was named king after his mother Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday.
By Ethan Evans
Friday, 9th September 2022, 4:59 pm
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland on Thursday, leading to Prince Charles being named king.
King Charles III’s wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, has also been named as the Queen Consort.
The nation’s longest-reigning monarch passed away at the age of 96 alongside close family.
It was confirmed following a statement issued by Buckingham Palace, which read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening before returning to London tomorrow (Friday).”
With King Charles III the new head of state for the United Kingdom, this also means that he is in power over 14 countries that are included the Commonwealth - but which ones?
Here is everything you need to know.
What is the Commonwealth?
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His Majesty, King Charles III
The Commonwealth, which has been a part of international relations for over 100 years, is an association of 54 different countries and territories.
First established in 1887, the organisation allows each member to work towards shared goals of prosperity, democracy and peace.
It was agreed in a conference in 1926 that they would all be equal members of a community within the British Empire, pledging allegiance to the King or Queen.
This does not mean that the United Kingdom rules over any participating Commonwealth countries.
The purpose of the Commonwealth involves the coordination of the following:
- Protecting the environment
- Develop society and young people
- Supporting democracy
- Boosting trade links
- Support small states
Which countries are a part of the Commonwealth?
The 54 nations and territories of the Commonwealth come from each corner of the globe .
The Maldives is the latest nation to rejoin in 2022 after initially leaving the Commonwealth in 2016.
Here is a full list of all the Commonwealth countries:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- eSwatini
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Vanuatu
Which Commonwealth countries is King Charles III head of state for?
Due to British colonialism, which saw the British Empire conquer regions across the world, King Charles is now the monarch and head of state of the UK and 14 other countries, also known as Commonwealth realms which are as follows:
- Antigua and Bermunda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Belize
- Canada
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Saints Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
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Map of countries invaded by Britain.
- The African ones were (almost?) all French colonies and the UK wasn't at war with France at that time, though the Fashoda incident was a close call.
- Technically there was the Anglo-Swedish war of 1810–1812
- Belarus and the central Asian republics were part of the Soviet Union when Britain invaded it.
- IIRC The UK has sent Harriers into Guatemala in support of Belize. And technically Belize is territory taken from Guatemala.
- There was some agro with the Spanish Empire while Paraguay and Bolivia were still part of it.
- Mongolia was part of China during the Opium wars.
- etc.
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https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1422840.html
The full list of countries that have not been invaded is as follows: Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Mongolia, Paraguay, Sao Tome and Principe, Sweden, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vatican City.
Technically didn't all of the European micro states have British boots on their soil during WWII ?
Looks like , apart from Africa all the countries marked as "not invaded" were part of a state that was invaded, at the time of the invasion.
And the African countries not invaded were colonised by a country the UK was in semi perpetual war with for most of the last thousand years. And were no slouches either when it came to invading places.
Countries invaded by France https://i.redd.it/v85caglkd5wz.png - https://brilliantmaps.com/every-country-invaded-france/
And this map misses Syria and most of the Ottoman Empire and some other French protectorates and WWI and WWII in Africa. And lots of islands.
The Brits and French landed in Australia at nearly the same time. History there could have been very different.
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Number of hotel bed spaces on the Iberian peninsula by Province, 2019
You can clearly see the coastal pattern of bed spaces driven by the tourist industry and also a concentration in the capital cities of Madrid and Lisbon. Note the very high concentration in the Balearic and Canary Islands.
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