UN adopts map reform to give Africa a truer shape and shrink the United States
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- The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution promoting Equal Earth-style maps, which portray Africa as larger and the United States as smaller than on commonly used projections.
- Togo and the African Union led the initiative, with France as a co-sponsor; the vote was 164-1, with six abstentions.
Africa will appear larger and the United States smaller on the maps promoted by a new United Nations initiative presented as closer to reality.
Led by Togo and the African Union and co-sponsored by France, the initiative urges international organizations and states to use cartographic representations based on the Equal Earth projection.
The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution with 164 votes in favor. The United States cast the sole opposing vote, while six countries abstained.
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