The UN General Assembly has adopted a new world map, the 'Equal Earth' projection to accurately represent Africa and all landmasses in their true size

The assembly approved a resolution favoring the Equal Earth projection, a map that supporters say shows the true size of countries. Only the U.S. voted no.

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.

The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map. The U.S. described it as a “radical ideological project.”

UN has backed a new world map designed to show the relative size of continents more accurately, particularly correcting the way Africa is visually diminished on the traditional Mercator projection. The move could influence maps used in education,

There are many different methods of portraying a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with its own drawbacks or distortions. The one you pick depends on the purpose you need it for.

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

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.

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

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.