post across the world infographic
DESCRIPTION
Us Brits love sending letters. We send an average of 14 billion letters every year. And with so many letters, it's no surprise we have more post offices on our shores than most countries in the world. Baker Goodchild examines the facts of post across the world in this fun infographic.TRANSCRIPT
COSTS SHOWN IN EURO'S
UKO.73
GREECE 0.72
llALy 0.70
SWEDEf\I 0.69
FRANCE 0.7
SLOVAKIA 0.7
N~ 0.M
IT'S HARD TO BE CERTAIN WHERE THE FIRST POSTAL SERVICE BEGAN. MANY BEUEVE IT STARTED WITHTHE PERSIANS UNDER KING DAR|uS 1 AROUND 52180. THE GREEK HISTORIAN HERODOTUS PRAISEDTHE SERVICE AND IT WAS CLAIMED THE MESSENGERS COULD SPEED A LETTER FROM SARDIS TO SUSA- OVER 3DOOKM - IN AS LITTLE AS SEVEN DAYS.
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2012 2023 PROJEmON
RuSSIA41,000
USA38,ODO
OKOK PARE
2005