Austria

Belgium

Cyprus

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Europe

A world map highlights (blue) the members of the European Monetary Union: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, and Cyprus.

Current members of the European Monetary Union

Countries

European Union

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)

Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan

Central Asia

China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

Czechia

French Guiana (France)

Chile

Argentina

Bolivia

Ecuador

Suriname

Brazil

Latin America

Canada

United States

Mexico

North America

India

South Asia

Mozambique

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Democratic Republic of Congo

Mali

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows global lithium mines marked by green circles. High concentrations are found in the United States and South America. Moderate (5 to 6 mines) are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe, with fewer in Australia.

Locations of lithium mines worldwide

Lithium Mines

World

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

North Korea

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

A map shows the extent of the Chinese Empires. The Han Empire (black) covers the largest area. The Zhou Empire (blue) and Shang Empire (yellow) cover smaller regions within the Han Empire, primarily in central China around modern-day Jinan and Wuhan.

Territorial extent of the Han, Shang, and Zhou empires

Chinese Empires

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

European Monetary Union (“Euroland”)	Lithium Mines	Chinese Empires
Value	Lithium Mines	Han Empire	Shang Empire	Zhou Empire
	2
	1.25
	7.428571428571429
	68.66666666666667
	1
	1.6
	3	13.8%
	3	2.90%	5.56%	1.25%
		21.5%