The United Nations General Assembly voted on September 4, 2026, to adopt a new world map projection that more accurately depicts the sizes of continents, making Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Oceania larger than in the traditional Mercator map while shrinking North America and Europe. The United States was the sole country to vote against the resolution, which was spearheaded by African nations.
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The United Nations General Assembly voted for a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe - aiming at "a more accurate representation" of world geography.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map – know
It makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.