Discover the Revolutionary New World Map Approved by the United...
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On 4 September, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on how to portray the world on geographical maps, which was advocated by 164 countries, one against, six others abstained, and in the news it turned into a rejection by the UN of the "traditional map of the world." The problem is that there is no single "traditional map" even for the UN itself, whose mapping service notes that the organization does not prescribe the use of any particul…
The new projection must replace that of Mercator, dating from the 16th century, which distorts the proportions to the detriment of Africa and South America.
Discover the Revolutionary New World Map Approved by the United...
THE United Nations has passed a resolution to adopt a new world map that would more accurately represent nations’ sizes. The new map is aimed at correcting Afri... #news, #worldnews, #africa, #france, #unitedstates, #unitednations, #togo, #ustrends, #flyingeze
The Zimbabwean
Zimbabwe SituationThe fury over the world map is ridiculous when the accurate version was in our classrooms decades ago
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot announced the abandonment of the Mercator map, speaking at the Diplomacy Factory forum. Paris, September 4, 2026 Photo: Yuri Safronov/Novaya Gazeta. 18+. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND/OR SENT BY A FOREIGN AGENT NOVAYA GAZETA ONLINE EDITION OR CONCERNS THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT NOVAYA GAZETA ONLINE EDITION France at the end of last week officially abandoned the Mercator …
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