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Those countries/regions with very similar maps

Sometimes I really feel like the maps of certain countries or regions look very similar. This is a picture I made—I forcibly stuffed the prefecture-level divisions of Shaanxi into the UK and Ireland.

陕东.png

It's worth noting that I don't have any regional prejudice, nor any bad tendencies.

Sometimes I really feel like the maps of certain countries or regions look very similar. This is a picture I made—I forcibly stuffed the prefecture-level divisions of Shaanxi into the UK and Ireland. ![陕东.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=Lj2dw71nAs3Q.png&w=864&sig=08ee66fd7b330ea10276397af7b5933f0d1bb643) It's worth noting that I don't have any regional prejudice, nor any bad tendencies.

Wyoming:

Wyoming.png

Colorado:

Colorado.png

Wyoming: ![Wyoming.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=Pult09d6gMhx.png&sig=6367cdabd74fea75dd546f86d5d2336aaa4e7224) Colorado: ![Colorado.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=oRbM629EcbSY.png&sig=1cd6db2d61773c859d99d23c307fadb2b867c779)

chile https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hs=S0SB&sca_esv=e7222caca06c9bd0&sxsrf=APpeQnsaVlyYsF5_JNAmF7y5Vl_dN2vmiQ:1791805179006&udm=2&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8c4u0nXx4bEIpwm1lnNH832VTJOOCxW_fyN-Q_ezyf8gLZhoVnym8adqD7lVa5VazpyNERNgGUvtzeXj2mIDU3e7pfKZK9Z3kVyhqFyDfXkWNVW0W5A9GuHkE6KGnjhVTlT9nrT1dX5G8k_wbhjK3mi7RnbSU0ZNpxuAC95MoZFdk6EG7S&q=chile+map&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix3825srSXAxW4ORAIHV0gD2MQtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25#sv=CAMSUxoyKhBlLVpVc3BCVGxhSEU1b1dNMg5aVXNwQlRsYUhFNW9XTToOMEFERmJYUkN0MkhYVE0gBCoXCgFzEhBlLVpVc3BCVGxhSEU1b1dNGAEwAVACGAcgyMrO3gpKCBACGAEgAigB
avrege chess board there https://www.google.com/search?vsrid=CIuL0bOL35n4GxACGAEiJDZlYzRmNzgyLTc0YzItNDY5Mi1hNTkyLTBjOTg4NmQ1NjIzZjKBASICcmEoEUJzCi5sZmUtZHVtbXk6ZDRhMjEzMmEtNTgwNi00NmVkLWEwMGUtMTkzODg4YTYyOGFlEkEKPy9ibnMvcmEvYm9yZy9yYS9ibnMvbGVucy1mcm9udGVuZC1hcGkvcHJvZC5sZW5zLWZyb250ZW5kLWFwaS84N1oECgJyYTib8fPosrSXAw&vsint=CAQqDAoCCAcSAggKGAEgATojChYNAAAAPxUAAAA_HQAAgD8lAACAPzABEM8CGNUEJQAAgD8&udm=26&lns_mode=un&source=lns.web.gisivli&vsdim=335,597&gsessionid=Sw-U7qUljMEH4zK4tn2iBJC7gVL2fMU6Swz7T3nGjrvG7rVY7HcXhw&lsessionid=IxNbN1nEF06GbXsRDzMOMUMGeuFiqps0L_9uEHrF8BIiuNAiil8eGA&lns_surface=19&authuser=0&lns_vfs=e&qsubts=1791805278125&biw=1536&bih=731&ved=0CBoQh6cGahcKEwiArLrbsrSXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQUg&tbnid=kX62f48VA1OqRM&ictx=2

chile https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&hs=S0SB&sca_esv=e7222caca06c9bd0&sxsrf=APpeQnsaVlyYsF5_JNAmF7y5Vl_dN2vmiQ:1791805179006&udm=2&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8c4u0nXx4bEIpwm1lnNH832VTJOOCxW_fyN-Q_ezyf8gLZhoVnym8adqD7lVa5VazpyNERNgGUvtzeXj2mIDU3e7pfKZK9Z3kVyhqFyDfXkWNVW0W5A9GuHkE6KGnjhVTlT9nrT1dX5G8k_wbhjK3mi7RnbSU0ZNpxuAC95MoZFdk6EG7S&q=chile+map&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix3825srSXAxW4ORAIHV0gD2MQtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1536&bih=731&dpr=1.25#sv=CAMSUxoyKhBlLVpVc3BCVGxhSEU1b1dNMg5aVXNwQlRsYUhFNW9XTToOMEFERmJYUkN0MkhYVE0gBCoXCgFzEhBlLVpVc3BCVGxhSEU1b1dNGAEwAVACGAcgyMrO3gpKCBACGAEgAigB avrege chess board there https://www.google.com/search?vsrid=CIuL0bOL35n4GxACGAEiJDZlYzRmNzgyLTc0YzItNDY5Mi1hNTkyLTBjOTg4NmQ1NjIzZjKBASICcmEoEUJzCi5sZmUtZHVtbXk6ZDRhMjEzMmEtNTgwNi00NmVkLWEwMGUtMTkzODg4YTYyOGFlEkEKPy9ibnMvcmEvYm9yZy9yYS9ibnMvbGVucy1mcm9udGVuZC1hcGkvcHJvZC5sZW5zLWZyb250ZW5kLWFwaS84N1oECgJyYTib8fPosrSXAw&vsint=CAQqDAoCCAcSAggKGAEgATojChYNAAAAPxUAAAA_HQAAgD8lAACAPzABEM8CGNUEJQAAgD8&udm=26&lns_mode=un&source=lns.web.gisivli&vsdim=335,597&gsessionid=Sw-U7qUljMEH4zK4tn2iBJC7gVL2fMU6Swz7T3nGjrvG7rVY7HcXhw&lsessionid=IxNbN1nEF06GbXsRDzMOMUMGeuFiqps0L_9uEHrF8BIiuNAiil8eGA&lns_surface=19&authuser=0&lns_vfs=e&qsubts=1791805278125&biw=1536&bih=731&ved=0CBoQh6cGahcKEwiArLrbsrSXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQUg&tbnid=kX62f48VA1OqRM&ictx=2

@farmerpeterson said ^

Wyoming:

Wyoming.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=Pult09d6gMhx.png&sig=6367cdabd74fea75dd546f86d5d2336aaa4e7224)

Colorado:

Colorado.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=oRbM629EcbSY.png&sig=1cd6db2d61773c859d99d23c307fadb2b867c779)

More than half of the 50 states in the U.S. are pretty square, but the outlines of the U.K. and Shaanxi are all crooked.

@farmerpeterson said [^](/forum/redirect/post/bgFzHkrN) > Wyoming: > > Wyoming.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=Pult09d6gMhx.png&sig=6367cdabd74fea75dd546f86d5d2336aaa4e7224) > > Colorado: > > Colorado.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=oRbM629EcbSY.png&sig=1cd6db2d61773c859d99d23c307fadb2b867c779) More than half of the 50 states in the U.S. are pretty square, but the outlines of the U.K. and Shaanxi are all crooked.

MapChart_Map_pIfAyXh7.png

![MapChart_Map_pIfAyXh7.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=2iLIP5RuXieo.png&w=864&sig=bde353f91e929c017f0c56fe5b998868851b45ad)

@farmerpeterson said ^

Wyoming:

Wyoming.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=Pult09d6gMhx.png&sig=6367cdabd74fea75dd546f86d5d2336aaa4e7224)

Colorado:

Colorado.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=oRbM629EcbSY.png&sig=1cd6db2d61773c859d99d23c307fadb2b867c779)

That's just two rectangles!

@farmerpeterson said [^](/forum/redirect/post/bgFzHkrN) > Wyoming: > > Wyoming.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=Pult09d6gMhx.png&sig=6367cdabd74fea75dd546f86d5d2336aaa4e7224) > > Colorado: > > Colorado.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=oRbM629EcbSY.png&sig=1cd6db2d61773c859d99d23c307fadb2b867c779) That's just two rectangles!