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The UN General Assembly voted to replace the Mercator projection with the Equal Earth map, which shows countries' true relative sizes, in a "Correct the Map" resolution put forward by African Union states and the Bahamas

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From the articleThe U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.Also in UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different | CNN, UN ditches Mercator map to adopt more accurate one reflecting Africa's true size, UN adopts new world map showing true scale of continents; only US votes against it
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The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.

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UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different | CNN

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UN ditches Mercator map to adopt more accurate one reflecting Africa's true size

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UN adopts new world map showing true scale of continents; only US votes against it

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