{"id":97791,"date":"2026-09-06T07:43:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/un-votes-to-endorse-new-map-projection-that-shows-africas-size-more-accurately\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:43:20","slug":"un-votes-to-endorse-new-map-projection-that-shows-africas-size-more-accurately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/un-votes-to-endorse-new-map-projection-that-shows-africas-size-more-accurately\/","title":{"rendered":"UN votes to endorse new map projection that shows Africa&#8217;s size more accurately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s resolution, which was sponsored by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was passed with 164 member states voting in favor. Only the U.S. voted against it while six other countries &#8211; Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine &#8211; abstained.<\/p>\n<p>The vote encourages governments and institutions around the world to replace the traditional Mercator map, commonly used since the 16th Century, with the Equal Earth projection that advocates and geographers say shows locations more accurately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/06\/2376d52c-6abb-4f23-b697-fd48a8d72c32\/thumbnail\/620x349\/eed8a9d82f42466375d8a2f6bdf37a14\/2026-09-04t134411z-1-lwd030004092026rp1-rtrwnev-d-0300-africa-map-un-mp4-00-03-29-11-still001.jpg#\" alt=\"2026-09-04t134411z-1-lwd030004092026rp1-rtrwnev-d-0300-africa-map-un-mp4-00-03-29-11-still001.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/06\/2376d52c-6abb-4f23-b697-fd48a8d72c32\/thumbnail\/620x349\/eed8a9d82f42466375d8a2f6bdf37a14\/2026-09-04t134411z-1-lwd030004092026rp1-rtrwnev-d-0300-africa-map-un-mp4-00-03-29-11-still001.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/06\/2376d52c-6abb-4f23-b697-fd48a8d72c32\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c006cd010c5b916aeec46d4d4e738781\/2026-09-04t134411z-1-lwd030004092026rp1-rtrwnev-d-0300-africa-map-un-mp4-00-03-29-11-still001.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Graphic of the Equal Earth map, which adjusts the sizes of various countries to represent their size more accurately<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Equal Earth<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing to be about the same size whereas in the Equal Earth projection that shows continents in their true proportions, Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s resolution does not ban the Mercator projection or impose a replacement, but only encourages the use of the Equal Earth projection, the U.N. said in its report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maps shape our understanding of the world,&#8221; the global body quoted Togo&#8217;s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey as saying before the vote. &#8220;They guide education, nourish the imagination, and influence collective perceptions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Africa No Filter, one of the lead campaigners for the adoption of the new map, hailed the resolution, adding: &#8220;We want to see accurate maps in schools, textbooks, newsrooms, businesses and on the digital platforms billions of people use every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several countries hailed the adoption and urged the adoption of the Equal Earth map. &#8220;Changing the map obviously doesn&#8217;t change the world. But correcting a representation that distorts it is already an act of truth,&#8221; French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot said on X after the vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/06\/bede2e1a-adf6-4780-a647-a89580d2fa1b\/thumbnail\/620x637\/058df8ef0f3d3d532623317bd6be7077\/gettyimages-2233483875.jpg#\" alt=\"AFRICA-MAP-GEOGRAPHY-GRAPHIC \" height=\"637\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/06\/bede2e1a-adf6-4780-a647-a89580d2fa1b\/thumbnail\/620x637\/058df8ef0f3d3d532623317bd6be7077\/gettyimages-2233483875.jpg 1x, 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