Guess the Map 12: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate Mercator

[Kyriakos]

We need the new map

@EnglishEdward

 

[EnglishEdward]

IIRC that was my first ever win:

This map should be pretty easy.

 

[amadeus]

Something to do with the concentration of trade partners, or proximity thereof?

 

[EnglishEdward]

No, @amadeus that is not it.

 

[cardgame]

almost looks like population, except SEA is too light and Canada too dark. manufacturing jobs?

 

[EnglishEdward]

No, @cardgame; it is neither of those two.

 

[Kyriakos]

Is purple=best/most?

(Interesting that South Sahara actually has a rank)

 

[The_J]

Cars in the population?

Interesting is that some African countries are on the same level as BeNeLux and the baltic countries

 

[Kyriakos]

Cars in the population?

Interesting is that some African countries are on the same level as BeNeLux and the baltic countries

But CAR not quite.

 

[EnglishEdward]

No, @Kyriakos, purple is less

No, @The_J, it is not cars.

 

[Kyriakos]

Could be emissions-related? (doubt it)

 

[EnglishEdward]

No, @Kyriakos; it is not emissions-related.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Congo = Canada = Mexico = Russia ???

 

[Kyriakos]

Congo = Canada = Mexico = Russia ???

Congo-Brazzaville isn't the Real Congo.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Is it tied to a very specific product or service?

 

[Birdjaguar]

Congo-Brazzaville isn't the Real Congo.

I could have said Belgian Congo and been not PC.

 

[EnglishEdward]

No, @Birdjaguar; it is not tied to a specific product or service.

 

[Kyriakos]

I could have said Belgian Congo and been not PC.

Zaire

 

[Birdjaguar]

Zaire

I knew that....

 

[EnglishEdward]

For what it is worth, I rather like the map of "natural plague foci" that Hrothbern has posted in the Coronavirus E thread.

And no, that is not a clue to the map I posted here.