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

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

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

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

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

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...

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

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global map is intended to better represent the relative sizes of continents and ...

(CNN) — 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 ...