Have you ever looked at a map of the world and wondered why Africa looks small?  If you have observed these exaggerations of the world you can identify this method as “immapency”.  Kai Krause created the word and generated a rendering of how the United States, India, China, Europe and Japan can fit inside of Africa.

Looking at the map brings perspective to the magnitude of Africa.  All of the most powerful countries can fit inside of Africa and now its time for Africa to shine.  This year a few of my friends have moved to Africa to capitalize on the emerging economies and they have made Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa home.  Now those countries are my top three destinations to visit!

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