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

The resolution, led by Togo and supported by the African Union, was passed by a huge majority of 164 votes to one, with six ...

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

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new ...

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

The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.

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

Why the UN’s new world map has upset some countries - India, Japan and Ukraine protest Equal Earth map of world due to ...

The map of Africa is much larger than most people think. However, most classroom maps and atlases still understate it – a ...

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