Forget about your run-of-the-mill geographical guides; these maps are here to tickle your funny bone and perhaps even challenge your perception of the good old US of A. Ready to take on the USA for ...

This story appears in the November 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... in the case of the United States. 1. United States4,690,000 sq mi MAPS: RYAN MORRIS, NGM STAFF; THEODORE A.

which evolved into today’s National Geographic Maps. As in the past, our cartographers continue to illustrate the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking. We adhere to this long ...