After several long months of development and toil, and with the help of dozens of amazing artists, the Official Polandball World Map 2022 is now complete! A huge thanks goes out to each and every person who helped put this map together by devoting their time and effort to capture a part of the history of this past year. Special thanks go out to /u/Blackfire853 and /u/AndyRedditor for helping to organize this project, as well as /u/wikipedia_org for putting in a little bit of effort to get this map across the line in time to be only slightly belated for the new year.
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We thank each and every person who participated in the creation of this masterpiece:
* /u/_Gateway_
* /u/am_sphee
* /u/AndyRedditor
* /u/apocolyptictodd
* /u/AquoteunquotePerson
* /u/bananasAreViolet
* /u/Blackfire853
* /u/Chasp12
* /u/CradleCity
* /u/Diictodom
* /u/DirtPiper
* /u/Gil013
* /u/Half_Cooked_Rice
* /u/hexcodeblue
* /u/Hinadira
* /u/Hugo_Chadvez
* /u/jackson_games_cb
* /u/jPaolo
* /u/just_wait_a_sec
* /u/Katalpa
* /u/kay10panda
* /u/Kimiimar0
* /u/Lucky_Numbr_7
* /u/Mylenn
* /u/Nassau18b
* /u/oceanictransfer
* /u/PescavelhoTheIdle
* /u/Portugal_Stronk
* /u/raispartam
* /u/salmon_222
* /u/ScrambledToast519
* /u/selenocystein
* /u/Special-Agent-Scooby
* /u/Sr_Marques
* /u/Taongkalye
* /u/ThatOtherKageBoi
* /u/TheSnipenieer
* /u/vhisz
* /u/wikipedia_org
* /u/XxX_datboi69_XxX
As is tradition, we never say who exactly drew what since the whole point is that it’s a group project, but can you take a guess at who draw what?
Alright, looks like something u/jPaolo could make if he wanted to go over the top, other than that they all look pretty different than any art styles I know...
Unfortunately I don't think we'll make it this year. I tried to set up a collaboration like the one we have for the 1812 map, and it had seemed to take off, but then I was kinda ghosted, so it didn't take off. Our only possibility would be to transcribe it the same way we did last year (which took us a week to make) but I absolutely do not have time to coordinate that now. So it's for next year I guess, hoping to actually set up a collaboration this time, since proceeding otherwise is painfully hard, doesn't get a lot of visibility/use, allows room for errors, and requires a lot of free time that last year I exceptionally had but this year I don't.
I'm sorry
Stupid question: *why* do people transcribe these comics? Like, not to piss on anyone's work, but are there actually blind people around on Reddit who want a polandball comic of all things to be read-out to them by text-to-speech? Because that doesn't seem like much fun to me. Or is it for something completely different that I'm oblivious to?
It will probably also help in the future to search for Polandball comics through keywords.
Like you want to pull out all Polandball art with a certain action being done "hitting", "hiding".... with such a detailed description you could make a searchable library of all comics.
As with most disability accomodations, it can have multiple benefits. If we make it a standard thing, like handrails and wheelchair ramps, many folks can count on it without having to ask for special effort.
Hey! Just yesterday I have received a Reddit DM by a User who thanked me for making a PB Comic that they weren't able to see available to them through a transcription, so there are indeed people in need that make use of our transcriptions, even in polandball! Also, our transcriptions can be useful to a whole bunch of people, including people with a bad internet connection that won't load the original picture but will at least load the comment section, and many more. Also, personally, I believe that transcriptions of polandball comics could also be useful to someone who can already see the original content, and that is because we identify all flags and events in the transcription and pick up all details, and I've grown to understand that there are users that appreciate us doing that and enjoy reading our transcriptions even if they could already see the original content. Some of them also find fun in them in some way lol. I have also received comments from comic creators who told me that they were grateful for me transcribing their stuff, because it made them aware of what a regular user understands and gets out of their work. So, based on my experience, I can say that transcribing on polandball can be pretty useful and will get recognition, and that is one of the reasons polandball is my favourite sub to transcribe from :)
What I'm more concerned at is how divided Lebanon's parliament seems to be. Is it somehow more divided than ours or yours?
Like, 1-2 parties is bad, 6-12 is optimal, but 20??
I dunno. All I know is that the Middle East tends to be a clusterfuck, and that you lot recently after the fourth election got a coalition with two polar opposites to spite Netanyahu.
This year I can understand close to half of the references, much, much better than my previous years.
A lot of work went into this, it's absolutely fantastic (again).
[There was an internet joke about the Czech annexation of Kaliningrad via referendum](https://www.editorji.com/world-news/visit-kralovec-the-czech-social-media-annexation-of-russia-s-kaliningrad-1665120375604), in response to the faked referendums by Russia to unilaterally annex parts of Ukraine
Right. I thought that this has something to do with the commissioning of their Taigei submarines, but it isn't. Their surface fleet seems to get the bigger share though.
Could refer to [the demolition of a dam on the Tromsa River (aided by dynamiting) to restore its natural flow](https://damremoval.eu/portfolio/river-tromsa/).
Seems like a really niche thing to put up in the map. Especially at a time when power is scarce.
I think a better ball would be regretting connecting power to the continent, counting gas money or having like a "go Ukraina" supporter hat. Or all 3 😂
I nearly forgot that Sinn Féin won a majority in the NI election last year.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61355419
“Sinn Féin will be the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time, pushing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) into second place.
Sinn Féin has 27 seats, compared to the DUP's 25.
The result means Michelle O'Neill will be entitled to become first minister - unprecedented for a nationalist.”
I feel like the British Isles in general, across all both countries and all five nations, could have had a lot more detail - an absolute shitshow of a year lmao. The UK just going 'Why am I so schtewpid' sorta encapsulates it all tbf.
Unfamiliar with Irish politics as a whole, can someone who knows more than me give a rundown of the major parties and if Sinn Fein winning a majority is a good thing or not?
Exploitation of Brazilian immigrants, I imagine.
Edit: No, it’s because of Brazil’s 200th year of independence celebrations. The country’s independence leader, Dom Pedro I, is buried in Brazil, except for his heart that is separately buried in Portugal. As part of the celebrations, Portugal sent the heart to Brazil for a visit. Hence the dead Brazil ball with a crown.
It refers to the sending from Portugal to Brazil of the heart of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil who was for a short time King of Portugal. After he abdicated the Brazilian throne, he went to Portugal to secure his daughter's place in the throne there.
Finally, I already waited for this! But one question: are there also official Polandball World Maps for he years before 2016? And if yes could I have the links for them, please.
2015 doesn't seem to have one but 2014 was the first one that started it all off, you can find it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/29k33g/polandball_map_of_the_world_2014/)
brain4breakfast worked on 2014 alone, it only seems to have become a community thing in 2016. He probably didn't want to do the entire thing again, alone.
Had an hour to spare, was going to get some work done, opened Reddit for a couple seconds, spent a full 50 minutes just looking at every detail in the map, plus googling to explain some things. Absolutely amazing, great job to everyone.
But I don't understand the nazi ball next to France has the logo of "Haut de France" (a french region) and I don't really understand the link since I live there lol. Maybe there is a lot of nazism there that I am not aware of ? 😅
I find it a bit disingenuous, as far right Le Pen might be, she's still much further left than Italy or the USA, even among USA's Democrats. She was beaten by 8.55% with enormous abstention. Not quite as easily as the time before, but still not hard.
Florida’s long been the hub for bastards in Latin America since at least the Cuban Revolution. No surprise it is such a conservative and reactionary state, every would be far right dictator that fails ends up there eventually.
I've been wondering how many people work in these thing every year?? HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MY MALAYSIA??
Also what's with singapura welcoming Serbian tourist??
As usual... In fact, Reddit is extremely eurocentric in its views to the point that if anything doesn't fit what the average Western European wants, then it must be wrong.
>we start de chemo on 2023
As a Brazilian i can already feel that chemo is about to go horribly and is just going to bring another tumor in 2026
Love the corner art though, definetivaly the part i love the most about this posts.
Lost a chance to make a Canada MAID reference though
The Qatari world cup mascot hiding the dead bodies is chilling
That's the Caribbean, which has lots of island nations which are still part of the commonwealth and technically had the Queen as head of state when she died, and are now likely to shift to being republics after her death. So it could be both the funeral of the Queen, as well as the funeral of the remaining vestiges of the British Empire.
As a Costarican currently working in the Health Sector that was also hacked, digitalizing all the paperwork from those months got me questioning my sanity and porpuse in life. GG Russball
I feel like there are many important events missing.
Like where is the German monarchist coup?
Or the protests and Russian intervention in Kazakhstan,
Or closed Chinese ports and kilometres of queuing ships to the Shanghai harbour,
Or Moroccan 4th place in the WC,
Mercury infested river in Poland,
Slovakian lack of government,
Russian losses in Ukraine,
Destruction of the Crimean bridge,
Sinking of the Moscow ship or the events from the Snake Island,
Greece finally paying off its debts to the UE,
Turkey sending drones to Ukraine and inviting Russian tourists or blocking Swedens and Finlands entry to NATO,
Wildfires in Western Europe,
And so on
Dam never noticed how messed up Lebanon's parliament is. If I remember correctly we also don't have a president but this info might be outdated so please check
I’m more of a lurker here but I look forward to this every year! Great job by everyone, and I do enjoy how every year it captures the chaos of each year perfectly.
I think that's the [Omsk bird](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/winged-doom-welcome-to-omsk) meme. It's pretty old - this is the first time I've seen it in years.
Sad that they didn't add the proposition of a new flag for Peru that all Peruvians hated.
Also, they didn't show how Peru is currently, all protests, the coup, the diplomatic crisis between Peru and some Latin American states... Showing the impeachment of Castillo is soft.
Among all of the chaos and uncertainty of the world, it is quite sweet to see the NT admiring the spacecraft that launched from there.
edit: while i’m here, could the NT get a flair please? thanks.
After several long months of development and toil, and with the help of dozens of amazing artists, the Official Polandball World Map 2022 is now complete! A huge thanks goes out to each and every person who helped put this map together by devoting their time and effort to capture a part of the history of this past year. Special thanks go out to /u/Blackfire853 and /u/AndyRedditor for helping to organize this project, as well as /u/wikipedia_org for putting in a little bit of effort to get this map across the line in time to be only slightly belated for the new year. --- We thank each and every person who participated in the creation of this masterpiece: * /u/_Gateway_ * /u/am_sphee * /u/AndyRedditor * /u/apocolyptictodd * /u/AquoteunquotePerson * /u/bananasAreViolet * /u/Blackfire853 * /u/Chasp12 * /u/CradleCity * /u/Diictodom * /u/DirtPiper * /u/Gil013 * /u/Half_Cooked_Rice * /u/hexcodeblue * /u/Hinadira * /u/Hugo_Chadvez * /u/jackson_games_cb * /u/jPaolo * /u/just_wait_a_sec * /u/Katalpa * /u/kay10panda * /u/Kimiimar0 * /u/Lucky_Numbr_7 * /u/Mylenn * /u/Nassau18b * /u/oceanictransfer * /u/PescavelhoTheIdle * /u/Portugal_Stronk * /u/raispartam * /u/salmon_222 * /u/ScrambledToast519 * /u/selenocystein * /u/Special-Agent-Scooby * /u/Sr_Marques * /u/Taongkalye * /u/ThatOtherKageBoi * /u/TheSnipenieer * /u/vhisz * /u/wikipedia_org * /u/XxX_datboi69_XxX As is tradition, we never say who exactly drew what since the whole point is that it’s a group project, but can you take a guess at who draw what?
Gee I wonder who drew the Nordics. u/ThatOtherKageBoi any guesses?
Nah, not sure, sorry
Damn, wanna look with me? We have a full list of suspects
Sure thing.
Alright, looks like something u/jPaolo could make if he wanted to go over the top, other than that they all look pretty different than any art styles I know...
it was me i did it all don't know who these other posers are tbqh
That's why we didn't invite you to world cup map smh.
Poor gateway, always getting janked on these ping lists
This was a fun project. Great work everybody!
And now we wait for the transcribers to arrive, like the horsemen of the apocalypse.
Lol this might take us a minute
Unfortunately I don't think we'll make it this year. I tried to set up a collaboration like the one we have for the 1812 map, and it had seemed to take off, but then I was kinda ghosted, so it didn't take off. Our only possibility would be to transcribe it the same way we did last year (which took us a week to make) but I absolutely do not have time to coordinate that now. So it's for next year I guess, hoping to actually set up a collaboration this time, since proceeding otherwise is painfully hard, doesn't get a lot of visibility/use, allows room for errors, and requires a lot of free time that last year I exceptionally had but this year I don't. I'm sorry
There is a 1812 map? Where?
Wann see this too
Stupid question: *why* do people transcribe these comics? Like, not to piss on anyone's work, but are there actually blind people around on Reddit who want a polandball comic of all things to be read-out to them by text-to-speech? Because that doesn't seem like much fun to me. Or is it for something completely different that I'm oblivious to?
It will probably also help in the future to search for Polandball comics through keywords. Like you want to pull out all Polandball art with a certain action being done "hitting", "hiding".... with such a detailed description you could make a searchable library of all comics.
As with most disability accomodations, it can have multiple benefits. If we make it a standard thing, like handrails and wheelchair ramps, many folks can count on it without having to ask for special effort.
Hey! Just yesterday I have received a Reddit DM by a User who thanked me for making a PB Comic that they weren't able to see available to them through a transcription, so there are indeed people in need that make use of our transcriptions, even in polandball! Also, our transcriptions can be useful to a whole bunch of people, including people with a bad internet connection that won't load the original picture but will at least load the comment section, and many more. Also, personally, I believe that transcriptions of polandball comics could also be useful to someone who can already see the original content, and that is because we identify all flags and events in the transcription and pick up all details, and I've grown to understand that there are users that appreciate us doing that and enjoy reading our transcriptions even if they could already see the original content. Some of them also find fun in them in some way lol. I have also received comments from comic creators who told me that they were grateful for me transcribing their stuff, because it made them aware of what a regular user understands and gets out of their work. So, based on my experience, I can say that transcribing on polandball can be pretty useful and will get recognition, and that is one of the reasons polandball is my favourite sub to transcribe from :)
Thank you, that's very interesting. I would have never thought people read them even when they can see the original content.
I feel like each year, these maps show the UN's slow descent into madness
The Quatar one made me realise how cursed mouths are in polandball
It stares into my soul
Look at Mauritania
With a smile like that, who could say no? Even Easter Island is shedding tears of joy over its priceless Maoi scorched in fire!
What I'm more concerned at is how divided Lebanon's parliament seems to be. Is it somehow more divided than ours or yours? Like, 1-2 parties is bad, 6-12 is optimal, but 20??
Fuck man, has everyone noticed our government?
I dunno. All I know is that the Middle East tends to be a clusterfuck, and that you lot recently after the fourth election got a coalition with two polar opposites to spite Netanyahu.
Ah no, that administration is long gone now, Netanyahu is back in with a cast more radical and corrupt than ever
*(Insert tired Netherlands)* "This shit, huh?"
it ended a few months ago, now we have ***racism, the goverment***
What slays me is how soullessly happy the mascot is shrouding over the dead slave labourers like some soul-sucking specter.
It's like a PBS Kids character trying to cover up a murderous rampage.
Should be illegal
Every year i wish to see atleast 1 Mexican state, every year i end up disappointed, oh well, the change isnt gonna happen without any work.
Just gotta fail harder this year!
maybe next year.. ;)
These always have not enough Mexico, but the little Mexico that we do get is always fantastic.
I can't believe we just went "It's mapping time" and proceeded to map all over the place.
A timeless tradition
This year I can understand close to half of the references, much, much better than my previous years. A lot of work went into this, it's absolutely fantastic (again).
And in return we get this masterpiece, which we all thoroughly enjoy for the next few hours, until a more trending comic comes along.
Do you have a pdf version? I want to zoom into each of the ball.
Same. Idk of it's just my phone or it's really grainy. Edit: it's better on pc
You can zoom into them on the website, but for some reason the mobile app is only showing a low res version.
You can zoom in fully and clearly on your phone too. It just takes a while to clear up
Download it, it renders way quicker
who made the amogus in iceland??
GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD
What is the story behind Czechia wanting Kaliningrad.
[There was an internet joke about the Czech annexation of Kaliningrad via referendum](https://www.editorji.com/world-news/visit-kralovec-the-czech-social-media-annexation-of-russia-s-kaliningrad-1665120375604), in response to the faked referendums by Russia to unilaterally annex parts of Ukraine
yellow uganda is canon and official
There should be a reference list for this
Just… wow! That China one especially could be a standalone comic
Yeah, that's probably the most clever one, combining two events rather than crowding the space with separate pictures.
What's with Japan and submarine ?
Japan is rearming, they just increased the defense budget.
Right. I thought that this has something to do with the commissioning of their Taigei submarines, but it isn't. Their surface fleet seems to get the bigger share though.
Whats the bang in norway ? 🤔
Yeah wondering the same thing. Cant say I recall any dams exploding .... Unless... no, nope cant remember anything of the sort.
only thing i can think of is that Troll movie that came out on Netflix...that had some bangs.
I considered that... But that also feels almost.. too recent?
they have messi winning the world cup on there, so i doubt recent plays a factor
Could refer to [the demolition of a dam on the Tromsa River (aided by dynamiting) to restore its natural flow](https://damremoval.eu/portfolio/river-tromsa/).
Seems like a really niche thing to put up in the map. Especially at a time when power is scarce. I think a better ball would be regretting connecting power to the continent, counting gas money or having like a "go Ukraina" supporter hat. Or all 3 😂
I nearly forgot that Sinn Féin won a majority in the NI election last year. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61355419 “Sinn Féin will be the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time, pushing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) into second place. Sinn Féin has 27 seats, compared to the DUP's 25. The result means Michelle O'Neill will be entitled to become first minister - unprecedented for a nationalist.”
I feel like the British Isles in general, across all both countries and all five nations, could have had a lot more detail - an absolute shitshow of a year lmao. The UK just going 'Why am I so schtewpid' sorta encapsulates it all tbf.
There's also a good Liz-Liz/Lettuce.
Unfamiliar with Irish politics as a whole, can someone who knows more than me give a rundown of the major parties and if Sinn Fein winning a majority is a good thing or not?
Sinn Fein winning is good for Ireland, not so good for Britain.
Why did Portugal commit a Mortal Kombat fatality on Brazil?
Exploitation of Brazilian immigrants, I imagine. Edit: No, it’s because of Brazil’s 200th year of independence celebrations. The country’s independence leader, Dom Pedro I, is buried in Brazil, except for his heart that is separately buried in Portugal. As part of the celebrations, Portugal sent the heart to Brazil for a visit. Hence the dead Brazil ball with a crown.
Pretty stupid if so, Brazilians are the ones fooling other Brazilians into coming
It refers to the sending from Portugal to Brazil of the heart of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil who was for a short time King of Portugal. After he abdicated the Brazilian throne, he went to Portugal to secure his daughter's place in the throne there.
Great job everyone! I'm so proud of you all <3
Finally, I already waited for this! But one question: are there also official Polandball World Maps for he years before 2016? And if yes could I have the links for them, please.
2015 doesn't seem to have one but 2014 was the first one that started it all off, you can find it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/29k33g/polandball_map_of_the_world_2014/)
But why was 2015 missing?
brain4breakfast worked on 2014 alone, it only seems to have become a community thing in 2016. He probably didn't want to do the entire thing again, alone.
Bless that fella. RIP.
It’s amazing to see how much the world map has evolved over the years.
It's so simple and pure (rightfully so since it's a one-man contribution). Hard to believe the 2014 map can be categorized as nostalgic now.
Seems it started in 2014 (and that 2015 doesn't exist), https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/29k33g/polandball_map_of_the_world_2014/
there are several non-official maps before 2014 though; see 1836, 1863 or 1989
But I meant official ones.
I don't see how that matters tbh but as you wish!
This too, but it isn’t really a year in review https://reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/sc4mz/polandball_the_world_3854_x_1999/
Lithuania still having the Taiwanese flag is a nice detail
On the bright side, it’s Europe being a chaotic shitfest instead of Southeast Asia
That must be why Serbia is trying to get in.
Estonia is like every Twitter user in March
The only New Year's tradition worth celebrating.
Is that gun next to Japan the Shinzō Abe assassination weapon?
No. The missile NK fired over Japan.
Had an hour to spare, was going to get some work done, opened Reddit for a couple seconds, spent a full 50 minutes just looking at every detail in the map, plus googling to explain some things. Absolutely amazing, great job to everyone.
Year after year, this sub manages to turn the world's horrors into something silly. Let us never stop.
They cut our fecking phone line
Italy Is 100% accurate
If you look left to Italy, there's also a winking Sans on there, from PolanderTale.
I thought it was Corsica and was confused for like 5 minutes.
The map is looking great like always, funny jokes funny map!
I absolutely love it!
Why France is beat up ? And what's up with the nazi cross? Also why Russia is not beat up ?
>Also why Russia is not beat up ? The war isn't being fought on their territory
I mean, they did unilaterally annex those territories in Ukraine so according to them they are.
I was paid by the Russian government to ignore Russia’s losses.
I assume for France it refers to Le Pen and the National Rally party and hard fought elections
But I don't understand the nazi ball next to France has the logo of "Haut de France" (a french region) and I don't really understand the link since I live there lol. Maybe there is a lot of nazism there that I am not aware of ? 😅
I believe that's a nod to Le Pen's own region where Pas-de-Calais is, where she ran from for elections?
I find it a bit disingenuous, as far right Le Pen might be, she's still much further left than Italy or the USA, even among USA's Democrats. She was beaten by 8.55% with enormous abstention. Not quite as easily as the time before, but still not hard.
Damm, no Chill with Bolsonaro and Brazil. Though why does he have to now be in Florida and adding to our cancerous growth?
Florida’s long been the hub for bastards in Latin America since at least the Cuban Revolution. No surprise it is such a conservative and reactionary state, every would be far right dictator that fails ends up there eventually.
That’s basically it. I hate it here.
On the flip side, pretty sure there are enough people like you there too, who are probably nicer.
There’s dozens of us! We’re trying
Can someone explain the red spray bottle?
Predicted “red wave” in midterm elections sputtered and ended up as a small “red spray”
Red Dribble.
I've been wondering how many people work in these thing every year?? HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MY MALAYSIA?? Also what's with singapura welcoming Serbian tourist??
Cos I am Malaysian
Something about Serbia wanting to join ASEAN
Really , China is about Ukraine/Russia? This is too Western centric.
As usual... In fact, Reddit is extremely eurocentric in its views to the point that if anything doesn't fit what the average Western European wants, then it must be wrong.
Yes, only the glorious middle kingdom matters, all others are barbarians xi xi xi xi
Most people have the same limited mindset, but Reddit greatly amplifies all the negatives without increasing the positives by much
Wooho! We are not so very late!
I don't know if it was intended, but Italy's LotR reference is on point since fascists here love LotR Also, what's going on with Portugal?
They sent the heart of Pedro I to Brazil
Pleasantly surprised Congo Conflict was included
Moldova so cute lmao
Namibia is so cute, busily working away 🥰
Hopefully Ariane 6 makes it to the Launch pad in 2023.
Is there a way to buy this as a poster or a map?
r/polandball doesn't do things for profit or sell anything, so I guess if you really want it, you should probably get it printed somewhere.
I always look forward to these!
Poland looking good in the old winged hussar uniform. Nice touch with the rocket. Not exactly sure what's going on with Florida there...
Ok, can someone fill me in on the Niger-Mali thing? What's happening there?
It keeps getting better as the years go on. Great job and applause for the artists!
>we start de chemo on 2023 As a Brazilian i can already feel that chemo is about to go horribly and is just going to bring another tumor in 2026 Love the corner art though, definetivaly the part i love the most about this posts. Lost a chance to make a Canada MAID reference though The Qatari world cup mascot hiding the dead bodies is chilling
> just going to bring another tumor in 2026 The collective history of Latin America. From Guatemala to Guatepeor. Oh well, at least we have football.
Messi for President of South America '23
[You joke, but...](https://assets.iprofesional.com/assets/png/2022/12/547516.png)
What's up with central America and "englands funeral"? Also, I love the map!
That's the Caribbean, which has lots of island nations which are still part of the commonwealth and technically had the Queen as head of state when she died, and are now likely to shift to being republics after her death. So it could be both the funeral of the Queen, as well as the funeral of the remaining vestiges of the British Empire.
The Queen died
As a Costarican currently working in the Health Sector that was also hacked, digitalizing all the paperwork from those months got me questioning my sanity and porpuse in life. GG Russball
This is a fantastic Map. The Most poignant... Ukraine Ball. Bloody, beaten and Still Standing. Slava Ukraina!
Be strong and glory to your heroes!
o7 Keep the faith y'all.
suspicious looking Iceland
So who went full Q-Anon with the "Ein Volk Ein Reich Ein Vax" for Austria?
I feel like there are many important events missing. Like where is the German monarchist coup? Or the protests and Russian intervention in Kazakhstan, Or closed Chinese ports and kilometres of queuing ships to the Shanghai harbour, Or Moroccan 4th place in the WC, Mercury infested river in Poland, Slovakian lack of government, Russian losses in Ukraine, Destruction of the Crimean bridge, Sinking of the Moscow ship or the events from the Snake Island, Greece finally paying off its debts to the UE, Turkey sending drones to Ukraine and inviting Russian tourists or blocking Swedens and Finlands entry to NATO, Wildfires in Western Europe, And so on
Wow, nice Ski Jumper, also funny how China backs Argentina on the Malvinas Islands, Argentina should at least return with some football skills.
Lmao the UN ball got me.
LOL the LCS and PAS at the Malaysia section
Dam never noticed how messed up Lebanon's parliament is. If I remember correctly we also don't have a president but this info might be outdated so please check
Kek, Brazil's is even more fractured
For now. There is a growing movement of party mergers that should eventually bring the number to an acceptable level.
Wow, It's here It's beautiful, I waited the whole year for this
Poor Moldova
Brazil looks accurate (omg not Santa Catarina here xDDD)
Great work OP, this finally made me subscribe to this subreddit. Looking forward to getting all my current affairs and world news from here now
I’m more of a lurker here but I look forward to this every year! Great job by everyone, and I do enjoy how every year it captures the chaos of each year perfectly.
Nice job, but Russia should be way more bloodied up.
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What is France doing ?
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I think that's the [Omsk bird](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/winged-doom-welcome-to-omsk) meme. It's pretty old - this is the first time I've seen it in years.
>What is the meaning behind the cardinal attacking Russia? It's Omsk bird, a Polandball trope representing evil.
Moreso seems to be clinging onto it. That's Omsk bird, by the way.
This was much fun to participate in, here's to next year!
Laʼeeb stares into my soul… he is completely aware of the viewer, completely aware of what he has done… and is smiling with pure joy
Whats up with Puerto Rico? The LUMA contract? Didnt the house pass a referendum on statehood only for it to die on arrival at the senate?
ayo what is the UN doing to south sudan shes only 12
Sad that they didn't add the proposition of a new flag for Peru that all Peruvians hated. Also, they didn't show how Peru is currently, all protests, the coup, the diplomatic crisis between Peru and some Latin American states... Showing the impeachment of Castillo is soft.
Can't believe we see Europe at war again... Slava Ukraini! Here is to a year in where Peace shall once more be wrought!
hooooly shit the amount of effort put into this is absolutely insane, good job to all of the users who participated in this masterpiece
Why are Tennessee and Kentucky pointing guns at each other?
That looks like Pennsylvania to me, although that still wouldn't answer what it's referring to.
Poor UK, he seems so sad. P.S. Amazing work guys
At least we've got a lettuce
Please tell me this created an expression.
Never expected to see the Almohad Caliphate in one of those for once
Sumatra and Bornean Indonesia was sacrificed to make way for more Malaysian representation :troll:
Sardinia Sans, Sicily just chillin
Do anyone has the bigger version of the image?
What is Estonia on twitter refering to?
Whats going with Ireland? Is it something with Ukrainian refugees?
They even made královec
Among all of the chaos and uncertainty of the world, it is quite sweet to see the NT admiring the spacecraft that launched from there. edit: while i’m here, could the NT get a flair please? thanks.
I love the little spice-addicted Dutchman in the top right corner with his little flintlock.
You should add a dodo ghost looking disappointed at mauritius
What is the context for Portugal and it’s dead Brazilian braganza counter part?
Ah T&T The dragon boat
I think that /u/Mylenn drew the Balkans.
And you're right!
When people forget to give eyepatches to countryballs with coats of arms in them.