Guess the map 13: Mercator maps are cool, actually

[amadeus]

If the year doesn't help, then it's not related to the cold war, is it?

Sorry if my explanation was confusing; the exact year between those two dates is not itself relevant to the map.

To put it another way, I did not choose a specific year but if I had the composition would be different.

 

[The_J]

...so...er... it IS related to the cold war?

 

[EnglishEdward]

Something to do with deforestation?

 

[amadeus]

...so...er... it IS related to the cold war?

Yes. Sorry again, it was nighttime here in Japan and I was in bed!

Something to do with deforestation?

It is not about deforestation or any single resource.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Locations of rebel forces looking to change the government.

 

[amadeus]

Locations of rebel forces looking to change the government.

In Finland?

I'll add another point and say that I have excluded some countries because their status might give it away. If we're getting too much further away, I'll post another map later today (my time.)

 

[Takhisis]

In Finland?

You haven't watched Tellus then?

 

[amadeus]

As promised, although perhaps a bit late, here is the new map.

Also, oopsie! I may have made a mistake for the first one. North Korea has been added as a purple state, although information after only a cursory search is a bit lacking.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Countries flying Russian aircraft.

 

[amadeus]

Sorry, it's not that.

I'll give a big hint: if there was a guy named Nigelny Firageskov, he'd be against it.

 

[The_J]

That name tells me absolutely nothing lol.

Is there a difference in the colours, or just that you posted the second batch later?

mmh... IDK.... assassination attempts of the Warzaw pact, or something like that?

 

[Birdjaguar]

It seems to be tied to Russian influence of some sort.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Countries that signed trade agreements with the USSR.

 

[amadeus]

Countries that signed trade agreements with the USSR.

This is very, very close!

edit: so close in fact I should just give it to you. The purple countries were observers, not full members, of COMECON, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, kind of the Soviet-backed version of the Marshall Plan.

Pink countries were members or associate members. China and Albania had dropped out of the organization by the late period, so I didn't bother to color them in.

 

[tjs282]

I'll give a big hint: if there was a guy named Nigelny Firageskov, he'd be against it.

That name tells me absolutely nothing lol.

It's Nigel Farage in "Russian".

 

[Arakhor]

It's Nigel Farage in "Russian".

Really? Because Google Translate gave me zhirnaya nikchemnaya zmeya for "oily, good-for-nothing snake".

 

[Kyriakos]

Really? Because Google Translate gave me zhirnaya nikchemnaya zmeya for "oily, good-for-nothing snake".

Aka member of the british royal family

 

[Arakhor]

Let's not cross thread-streams, thanks.

 

[Kyriakos]

Seems a week passed, so here is a crap new map

This is easy enough, so let's first see what happens.

 

[Samson]

Gray = None? Not Applicable? No Data?

There are some very deprived bits of the world in red, but also some in green.