Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world.

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look larger than their actual relative sizes, and those near the equator look muc ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The U.S. was lone 'no' vote.

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to urge governments, schools, and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look much smaller than it really is. By 164 votes to one ...

For generations, millions of people have looked at world maps that make Africa appear smaller than it really is. A recent ...

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