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Four sections, one question: why does the world look this way?
Borders
Enclaves, exclaves and boundaries that cut through villages and living rooms.
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Planned grids, medieval mazes and what a city’s layout reveals about its past.
Explore citiesCulture
Where people drive, drink, greet and speak differently, and why.
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Islands, microstates, territories, and everything that doesn’t fit anywhere else.
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