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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size as nearly 14 times larger than Greenland, and about three times larger than Canada or the United States
Featured Sep - 04 - 2026 , 19:29 1 minute read The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
Togo led the initiative to further the African Union campaign to limit use of the Mercator map, which distorts the relative size of land masses by expanding those nearer the poles.
Africa’s true size is nearly 14 times larger than Greenland, and about three times larger than Canada or the United States.
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