UN approves new world map, making Europe look smaller
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The UN General Assembly approved a new world map by a clear majority, with only the United States voting against it.
- The map is intended to provide a more accurate representation of the continents, making Europe appear smaller.
Only the United States voted against the United Nations’ adoption of a new world map designed to show the continents more accurately.
The UN General Assembly approved the map by a clear majority. Under the new representation, Europe appears smaller than it does on the map it replaces.
The change is presented as an effort to correct the way the relative size of continents is portrayed. The vote gave the new map international approval, despite Washington’s opposition.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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