WorldUN approves resolution backing map that shows Africa’s true size
The United Nations voted Friday to support moving away from the 16th-century Mercator world map toward a depiction that more accurately represents countries’ actual size. African states sponsored the resolution to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
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UN approves resolution backing map that shows Africa’s true size
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