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

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

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The UN General Assembly has endorsed a non-binding, African-led resolution promoting equal-area map projections such as Equal Earth to better represent the size of continents.

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

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

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