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How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map

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

Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map

The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to adopt a new world map that makes the African continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington.It inflated
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Africa Wants a More Accurate World Map

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African countries, endorsed a version of the world map that more ...
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African Union pushes map showing Africa’s true scale

The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of the continent’s geographic importance. Proponents ...
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UN Backs Equal World Map to Show Africa at More Accurate Scale

A claim of a UN world map vote on Africa’s scale lacks a resolution, voting record, year and source needed for verification.
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Historic maps of Africa collection

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historic Maps of Africa collection includes 78 maps and dates from circa 1631 to 1973. Geographic content of individual maps varies from topographical information, boundaries of colonial territories ...