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Global guide to territories, de facto states, and special regions

3d 4h ago by lemmy.world/u/Innerworld in dataisbeautiful from www.voronoiapp.com

I'm pretty sure that Donetsk and Luhansk are very much disputed, just as Crimea is.

Pretty sure they're in red because they're disputed, but unlike Crimea, they're "independent republics" after a (sham) vote, that just so happen to want to be annexed by the invading power.

I think it's just important to note that the De Facto part of it is why they're in the green bubble. Even tho they're disputed, they've basically been managing their own affairs.

Ah they are in red lol - i am red/green colorblind which made me only think that the readability isn't great, but i didn't realize the text color. my bad.

wow. I was expecting internet drama. not color blindness.

btw is there any app for OS that maybe shifts the color so that you can distinguish those color ranges by sacrificing the color accuracy? forgive me for my ignorance if it was too noob of a question.

There is the option of shifting the color profile (many games do this). This makes differentiating easier, but comes at the cost of looking unnatural. Most of the time i am fine just using default settings - often there are environmental clues, but the specifically used shades here are those i am worst at identifying - it all becomes some grey/brown mixture with only brightness as difference.

Is Antarctica disputed? I thought there were acknowledged treaties in place that covered who could do what there.

Also, the Falkland Island being disputed is hilarious to me. I'm not saying the UK should own them, but they've been de facto British since 1833. Also, you could argue that Argentina didn't exist as a country until 1853 (constitution) or 1880 (end of Argentina civil wars). Being generous, you could say the country was formed 1810-1816 with its war for independence and declaration of independence. That leaves 23 years of Argentina "running" the Islas Malvinas, followed by nearly two centuries of British de facto sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.