The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

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

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

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

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

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The ...

By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' ...

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

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