@legitupdates042: On September 4, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a new world map that accurately reflects the true geographic scale of Africa. The resolution, titled "Correct the Map," targets the 500-year-old Mercator projection, which heavily distorts landmasses by shrinking equatorial regions like Africa while vastly inflating countries closer to the poles (making Greenland look the same size as Africa, when Africa is actually 14 times larger) Country that raised the issue: Togo sponsored and introduced the resolution on behalf of the African Group and with the backing of the African Union. Votes For: 164 countries voted in favor, including major global powers like France, and the United Kingdom. Votes Against: 1 country- the United States—cast the sole vote against the resolution, dismissing it as a "superfluous" and "radical ideological project" that distracted from critical peace and security issues. Abstentions: 6 countries abstained from voting (Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldoye,Serbia, and ykraine). #worldmap #africa #africamap #news #politics

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