UN endorses new world map to reflect Africa’s true size
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In a historic vote on Friday, September 4, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly passed the Togo-led “Correct the Map” resolution, encouraging the world to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection. For 500 years, traditional Mercator maps have severely distorted global geography—making regions near the poles (like Greenland and Europe) appear massive while shrinking [
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