The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...
Currently, the three largest countries in Africa by land area are Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ...
On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, ...
The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...
The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in ...
We’ve pulled together eight maps that put Africa’s population, income, growth, and potential into context. 1. Where the world’s 7 billion live National Geographic‘s map illustrates where and how the ...
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Africa vs Greenland: The continent is really 14 times bigger than you think
On many world maps, Greenland and Africa can look almost the same size. But the reality is very different. Africa covers an ...
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