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UN votes to adopt new worldmap that reflects Africa’s true size

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

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Al Jazeera4 Sept 2026, 07:25 pmUpdated 53 min ago1 min readWorldWorld
UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size

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The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

This report is published with credit to Al Jazeera. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Al Jazeera →

Source: Al Jazeera. Published 4 Sept 2026, 07:25 pm.

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