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UN endorses new world map showing Africa’s true size

UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups.

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UN Assembly Adopts Proposal For New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size

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The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.

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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, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.

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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size

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

The new map has supporters in Africa, who say the Mercator projection has contributed to a historical bias that has minimized tropical and equatorial regions and exaggerated the size of countries near...

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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size

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

The United Nations on Friday was one vote shy of unanimously adopting a new map of the world that shows Africa's true size, making the continent appear far larger than it does on traditional maps.

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United Nations votes 164-1 to shift away from current world map

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United Nations adopts new map showing Africa larger

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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countries

The UN general assembly is due to vote on a resolution calling for the world to move away from the traditional Mercator map, which shrinks the size of Africa and exaggerates northern landmasses, in fa...

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UN approves new map showing Africa’s true size

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