The Topologist's Map of the World
На изображении показана шуточная «карта мира топологиста» — круглая схема стран без учета их реальной формы и размера. Крупными блоками подписаны Россия, Китай, Бразилия, Африка и другие страны, а по краю круга размещены островные государства, как будто они образуют внешнее кольцо вокруг карты.
The Topologist's Map of the World. This map shows the topology of national borders; all information about a country's shape and size is ignored. This leads to some interesting effects: Brunei and Indonesia are linked to Afro-Eurasia since they are connected through Malaysia, even though they are on different landmasses. Enclaves have otherwise been ignored. The world is encircled by a ring of 38 island nations, as well as two pairs (Haiti/Dominican Republic and Ireland/UK). East is (approximately) up.