UN votes to adopt new world map showing Africa's true size
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As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.
A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote – with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is.
The UN resolution passed on September 4 represents a crucial step towards dismantling structural Eurocentrism. India voted in its favour, as it aligns with the country’s long-standing diplomatic posit