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

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

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday (local time) adopted an African Union-backed resolution titled 'Correct the Map ...

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...

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

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

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

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The ...

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.