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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?

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

U.N. Approves African Proposal for a New World Map

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

UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different

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

United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'

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 Mercator projection is widely used globally but distorts the relative size of land masses, with the Equal Earth projection offering a more accurate alternative.

A new world map could change how Africa’s size is represented following the adoption of the “Correct the Map” resolution by ...
The Business Standard

Think you know the map of the world? Test your geography skills.

The UN General Assembly has adopted the Equal Earth projection to replace the 400-year-old Mercator map, pushing to correct a centuries-old cartographic distortion that severely shrinks the African ...

What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...
Daily Mail

Australia gets a new shape in world map - as debate erupts over controversial changes

The UN General Assembly voted to back the Equal Earth cartographic projection in a bid to provide what it described as a ...
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UN endorses equal Earth projection map amid US opposition

United Nations, September 6 (Daily Kiran) : The United Nations General Assembly has taken a significant step towards ...
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Beyond Mercator: India votes in favour of UN map reform to show Africa, Global South in true scale

The UN General Assembly adopted the non-binding "Correct the Map" resolution on September 4.