The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

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

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

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

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

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The U.S. was lone 'no' vote.

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global map is intended to better represent the relative sizes of continents and ...

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