U.N. to Vote on African Proposal for a New World Map - Peer2Peer

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U.N. to Vote on African Proposal for a New World Map

Sep 04, 2026

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/world/africa/world-map-projection-africa.html

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