U.S. Rejects Map Change to Properly Show Africa

“The United Nations voted Friday to endorse a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of continents, following an African-led campaign,” the Washington Post reports.

“The UN General Assembly voted 164 votes to 1 to adopt a resolution to encourage members to use the ‘Equal Earth’ projection rather than the commonly used Mercator map, which dates back to the 16th century.”

“The U.S. cast the sole vote against the initiative, while six countries abstained: Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine.”