Can't believe Portugal is nearly the same size as Portugal
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Can you put Portugal A little to the left so I can see Spain better?
If you think that's impressive, just look at the size of Spain compared to Spain 
Mr president a second Portugal has hit the Iberian peninsula
This might be my favorite shitpost of all time haha
I don't get it. The joke is "haha it's actually not a misleading projection"... ?
Mercator's deformation show up when you move countries north/south. Since Portugal only moved slightly East the apparent size basically didn't change. (You can even see and compare real Portugal just left of the red projection)
Right. The reason I don't get the post is that I thought everyone would know and see this ^
I feel like this post is taking a picture of a cube, calling it a cube, then I'm supposed to doubt that it's a cube. Which I wouldn't...
Well not exactly because it's still a misleading projection, because Spain is also incorrectly projected given how far north it is
Wow I never realized how small it was in comparison until I saw it here.
The mercator projection really oversells the size of portugal. If you ordered a large pizza you’ll have to eat it outside of the country.
#mapsWithoutNZ
So thats why the Portuguese description on products is always smaller than the Spanish one!
Jamón ^presunto^
I went through like three full thought cycles before realizng this was a shitpost. Good job.
This is surprising to a lot of people because everyone is used to seeing mercator projection maps, which skew the true size of countries
me lo voy a robar
Thank you, I've always wondered how their sizes compare, this is a great visual representation. So clear.
Huh, I wonder how it compares to that other country to the west there.
Anyone who wants to play https://thetruesize.com/
Why isn't Spain just eating Portugal?
Why does Russia, the largest of the countries, not simply eat the rest?
Bah! That's nothing! You should see the size of Antarctica compared to Spain!
Portugal is just a portly rotated Nepal.







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