The African Union has thrown its weight behind a "Correct the Map" campaign, calling for an end to the use of the standard ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

Smallest country in Europe is Vatican City, a tiny sovereign state in Rome. Check out a list of other small European ...

The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent. The African Union (AU) represents 55 countries on the continent, and is backing a new ...

Given its distortions, why has the Mercator projection continued to dominate classrooms, atlases and even digital maps for centuries?

As flames engulf southern Europe, a sense of urgency and despair fills the air. Residents flee, landscapes transform, and the world watches in disbelief.

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 ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...