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The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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.
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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.
The General Assembly backs a Togo-led push that encourages the use of maps that more accurately represent the size of continents
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
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 U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions on world maps. The body passed the “Correct the Map” initiative by a
The UN General Assembly has voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection, a new map that adjusts continental sizes to better reflect reality, drawing support from India and criticism from the United States.