The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world.

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...

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 ...

The resolution, led by Togo and supported by the African Union, was passed by a huge majority of 164 votes to one, with six ...

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

The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they’re testy about the colour shades.

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

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

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