Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan ...

The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.

The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote ...

The U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions ...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.

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

The assembly approved a resolution favoring the Equal Earth projection, a map that supporters say shows the true size of ...

THE United Nations has passed a resolution to adopt a new world map with a more accurate represent of continent sizes. The ...

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

The United Nations is overwhelmingly in support of an effort to change how the world is represented on maps, focusing on correcting distortions that have long made Africa appear s ...

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

While the vote isn’t binding, the new standard may appear more frequently going forward ...