The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size and influence.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays ...

The Mercator projection fosters a false impression that Africa is marginal, an African Union official said.