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

Preparations are officially underway in downtown Binghamton as the community prepares for the return of the annual LUMA ...

United Nations, September 6 (Daily Kiran) : The United Nations General Assembly has taken a significant step towards ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...

The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

UN General Assembly votes for equal-area projections, encouraging accurate landmass representation in education and mapping.

The UN General Assembly voted 164 to 1 to drop 500 year old Mercator world maps on September 4 2026. The UN assembly urged ...

The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote ...

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The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, ...

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

The UN General Assembly voted to back the Equal Earth cartographic projection in a bid to provide what it described as a ...