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Why the UN wants to change the world map?

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution encouraging the use of world maps that represent the relative size of landmasses more accurately. Backed by 164 countries, the Correct the Map resolution draws attention to distortions in the widely used Mercator projection, particularly its representation of Africa. Heres why familiar world maps distort size, how the Equal Earth projection differs, and what the UN resolution could mean for the maps we use.

7 Sep 2026 9:16 pm