Really charming "topologists world map."

Forget size or position, this map *only* shows which countries border which other countries: http://tafc.space/qna/the-topologists-world-map/

The topologist’s world map – tafc.space

@elizayer It's missing the Dutch-Franco border. As well as the French-Canadian and the Danish-Canadian borders.

@whvholst @elizayer as well as the border between France and Brazil. "It is the longest border France shares with another country"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93France_border

Brazil–France border - Wikipedia

@brezelradar @whvholst Woah! I never knew that, that's amazing!
@brezelradar @whvholst I've just realised that he's done "exclaves" as single-letters detached from their full country. France-Brazil is there, with a tiny F by Brazil. A subtle political statement or just something to make the map work out? (the latter, I''m guessing!)

@elizayer @whvholst I've seen an updated version of that map some time ago on r/MapPorn, but could not find it fast enough.

This post may have started it: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/gxwn5r/comment/ft5wfc6/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

There were at least some attempts to correct certain aspects of it in the same subreddit, but I don't remember seeing a "final" version that reached consensus so far. The "fixed" version certainly wasn't https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/gy2lll/comment/fta4o8s/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[OC] The topologist's map of the world - a map showing international borders, and nothing else

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@brezelradar @whvholst Thank you so much for the additional context!