The reason Africa appears diminished on global maps
On September 4, 2026, the United Nations and the African Union announced their support for equal-area maps to provide a more precise representation of global continent sizes. This move addresses the inaccuracies of the 1569 Mercator projection, which was originally designed to assist with navigation but causes equatorial Africa to look smaller than it is. The new resolution encourages fairer geographic depictions in schools, though it does not prohibit the use of standard navigational charts.
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