The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

The five largest countries cover 40% of the world’s land, while the U.S. and Canada together are larger than South America.

Geography is full of surprises and interesting facts that help us see the world map in a different way. One of the interesting questions in geography is related to landlocked countries. These are ...

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The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a world map that depicts the size of Africa more accurately than the map ...

Nigeria and 163 other countries have backed an African-led UN resolution promoting more accurate world maps, including the ...