The New World Map the UN Wants You to Use

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most ...

New world map puts Africa’s true size into perspective

A United Nations resolution backing the Equal Earth map could change how Africa and other continents are represented in classrooms, media and digital mapping.
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UN to vote on adopting new map that would make our world look very different

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 ...

What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong

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.
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Africa and the New World Map

The Mercator Projection did not only distort geography, it distorted ambitions, argues CHETA NWANZE"Perception is reality." - Lee Atwater.Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a ...
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World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...