UN Equal Earth map adoption controversy
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Countries uneasy about new UN map
Japan asked for corrections to the Equal Earth projection because the map uses the same colours and shades for Russian territory as it does for the disputed Kuril Islands.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the Japanese embassy in the US asked Equal Earth’s creators to change the map.
India's Ministry of External Affairs published a caveat regarding depictions of the disputed border territory of Kashmir.
UN changes map projection showing true size of Africa
Al Jazeera's Basel Ghazoghli reported on the history of the map and why it remained in use.
The United Nations voted to change the world's most-used map projection.
For 450 years, the world's most-used map has made Africa appear smaller than it actually is.
Al Jazeera quiz on real country sizes on new world map
The resolution was led by Togo on behalf of the African Group and backed by the African Union.
Gerardus Mercator published the world map in 1569.
The African Group consists of 54 African Union member states and is the largest regional voting and dialogue bloc at the UN.
“Instead of focusing on genuine problems … this body is debating map projects from the 16th century,”
UN approves new map showing Africa's true size
Supporters of the resolution say the widely used, and centuries-old, Mercator world map distorts the size of countries, thereby changing how they are seen.
The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa.
UN votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US calls it 'radical ideological project'
Six nations abstained from the vote: Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine.
Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey introduced the resolution on behalf of the African Group.
Google Maps adopted the Web Mercator projection in 2005.
“Instead of focusing on genuine problems of international peace, prosperity, or good relations, this body is debating map projects from the 16th Century, and their role in promoting reparations and 'cognitive justice',”