Once in a while you come across a picture or illustration that really is worth a thousand words. The eye-opening map overlay below -- billed as "a small contribution in the fight against rampant immapancy -- was created by Kai Krause, a user interface and software designer best known for his Kai's Power Tools series of products. (H/t @viewfromthecave via @chayling)
So, the next time you hear someone talking about "Africa" as if it were a large-ish (and largely homogenous) country, remind them: It's bigger than the United States, China, India, Japan, and all of Europe -- combined.
