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

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

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 size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...

The United Nations General Assembly has passed the Correct the Map resolution with overwhelming support, including a yes vote ...

The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

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

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

The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map. The U.S.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday calling for world maps to more accurately reflect the ...

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took ...

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