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

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 Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

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

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

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 ...

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