The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, ...
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
Aimed at "a more accurate representation" of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the ...
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
The United Nations General Assembly will vote on a historic resolution recommending the formal abandonment of the traditional ...