The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and ...

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 ...

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

The earliest known world map was etched sometime around the 6th century BCE onto a small clay tablet measuring just 4.8 by 3.2 inches. It depicts the world from the Babylonians’ point of view and is ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...