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UN General Assembly endorses Equal Earth map projection, correcting distorted Africa size

The UN General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution endorsing the Equal Earth projection to show Africa's true size, with the US voting against.

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In the UN General Assembly vote on the resolution, 164 member states voted in favour, the United States was the only country voting against, and Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, and Ukraine abstained. [1] The UN General Assembly voted on an unspecified Friday to pass a resolution endorsing the Equal Earth projection as a more accurate map of Africa and the world, sponsored by Togo and supported by African Union member states. [2] The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to endorse a resolution encouraging the replacement of the traditional Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection. [3] The Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing about the same size, while the Equal Earth projection shows continents in their true proportions, making Africa 14 times larger than Greenland. [4] The UN resolution encourages governments and institutions to replace the Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection, but does not ban the Mercator projection or make its replacement mandatory. [5]
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  1. In the UN General Assembly vote on the resolution, 164 member states voted in favour, the United States was the only country voting against, and Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, and Ukraine abstained. · Business Day
  2. The UN General Assembly voted on an unspecified Friday to pass a resolution endorsing the Equal Earth projection as a more accurate map of Africa and the world, sponsored by Togo and supported by African Union member states. · Business Day
  3. The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to endorse a resolution encouraging the replacement of the traditional Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. The Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing about the same size, while the Equal Earth projection shows continents in their true proportions, making Africa 14 times larger than Greenland. · Business Day
  5. The UN resolution encourages governments and institutions to replace the Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection, but does not ban the Mercator projection or make its replacement mandatory. · Business Day
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