If you open Google Maps, you’ll notice that Greenland looks like it’s about the same size as Africa. However, the African ...

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

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

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

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

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

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

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

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

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

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