Why Africa Looks Bigger On The UN’s New World Map — And Why The US Voted No

The United Nations General Assembly has backed a new world map designed to represent the relative size of continents more ...
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United Nations backs new world map showing Africa’s true size

The UN has backed a move away from the Mercator map in favour of projections that better show Africa’s true size and global ...

UN adopts new world map showing true scale of continents; only US votes against it

It makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
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Fascinating size-comparison maps reveal how big countries and continents REALLY are, with the UK smaller than California... and Africa swamping Australia

Brits may feel that getting from one end of their country to another is a long-distance haul. But their perspective on the matter might change if they use the fascinating size-comparison map tool by ...