@metrouk: The world map you grew up with could soon look very different… The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution calling for maps that more accurately represent the true size of continents, with 164 countries voting in favour. The US was the only country to vote against it while six other countries abstained from voting. The Equal Earth projection, created in 2018, is being promoted as a more accurate alternative because it preserves the relative area of continents. The vote is non-binding, but supporters say changing how we represent the world could also change how we perceive it. As Togo’s foreign minister put it: “A fair world begins with a fair map.” 🌍 #WorldMap #Africa #MercatorMap #EqualEarth #UN

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nicktahoes
Nick Tahoes :
it's a damn map. who cares.
2026-09-08 11:58:30
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african_myth_wukong
AfricanMythWukong :
and even then africa was no match for the power of Asia and europe
2026-09-07 17:24:53
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jman5811
Jman33 :
Why would the US vote against this?
2026-09-07 21:51:45
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the_ghost_of_ryan
Ghostie :
This map just puts Africa in the center and warps the more northern countries, this is what they proposed to the UN? Not the fact that the entirety of the continent has the lowest GDP per capita? (Obv excluding Antarctica) I get it, Africa is a big boy, a map is the least of their worries.
2026-09-07 17:53:38
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andremalenfant
Gggood :
And it makes it even sadder.. all that size, all those natural resources and all those people and still mostly Third World conditions throughout
2026-09-08 00:30:26
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dynbakr
︎︎ :
non issue
2026-09-07 16:28:14
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fytzentyte
fytzentyte :
if they lied about the size of Africa, is the world round or flat....
2026-09-07 21:07:14
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soledistellase
IzzyFizzy🌸 :
So now people can see how large the developing content really is? What a non issue. The amount of poverty there is more alarming
2026-09-07 16:41:01
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that_guy202601
That guy :
This will cure the poverty there????
2026-09-07 20:38:45
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djmb337
DJMB :
Crazy that this is what the UN is spending its time doing.
2026-09-08 00:24:08
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luketornado
L.T :
Will this affect Tesco opening times
2026-09-07 16:26:48
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drivewaythought
Drivewaythoughts :
Why does it matter?
2026-09-08 02:26:08
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acehardwareusa
Aces2Aces :
i mean does it matter? are they a great country?
2026-09-07 21:00:26
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common.sense617
common sense :
Mother Africa yearns for the return of its people.
2026-09-07 19:08:48
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rustybun
rustybun :
the same people who celebrated renaming a gulf and a lake are calling a map change a "non issue"
2026-09-07 19:21:35
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kdb_theowner0
Kdb_TheOwner :
Jane Elliot comes to mind..💯💯💯
2026-09-07 18:08:09
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niftynightmares
niftynightmares :
maps arent universal to begin with. use whatever map you want
2026-09-07 19:39:37
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jordenricks
Jorden Ricks :
I grew up knowing maps was distorted and that Africa was in fact larger than presented but speaking for myself what it did didn't effect much of my judgement
2026-09-07 22:11:33
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noyb2008
nunya :
Bigger fish to fry
2026-09-07 20:20:45
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lavender3489
marie :
real map
2026-09-07 16:55:11
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rc31989
RC1989 :
Wow. Good job UN! So many things that can be done and this is what y’all do? lol
2026-09-08 02:55:58
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eggnoodlez2
ExpeditiousGreenBuge :
The new map
2026-09-07 19:33:57
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nobodychainking
NobodyChainking :
How
2026-09-07 21:24:28
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creatir583
creatir :
And of what use is this ?
2026-09-07 16:37:42
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toasterstrudelheirress
toasterstrudelheirress :
16th century? Yeah, it’s due for an update.
2026-09-08 00:36:43
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