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Cartograms are maps which are distorted in order to portray a particular varible. This cartogram shows the areas of the world with the size based on the size of the countries economy rather than actual physical size. These kind of maps are used frequently in propoganda to make push some type of issue or reinforce some point.
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/world_economy_cartogram

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