Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

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

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

The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.

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.

By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the ...

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.

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 widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.