The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.

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

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

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.

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

Some countries and territories, including Canada, Greenland and Russia, will soon look notably smaller on official United Nations maps. That is due to a recent resolution adopted by the UN General ...

How distorting are map projections? Here’s what four commonly used systems of projection do to a human head. From the 1921 publication Elements in Map Projection comes this striking demonstration of ...