On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages ...

The UN General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution promoting world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents, with 164 member states voting in favor, six ...

Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries, while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map – known as ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first ...

Africa is about 14 times larger than Greenland. Brazil is five times bigger than Alaska. Canada and China are roughly the same size. But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution ...

The world map most of us have grown up seeing may not show the world as it really is. The United Nations has backed a move to replace the widely used Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection, ...

A colourful, classroom-ready Year 3 Geography workbook for ages 7–8 introducing pupils to the continents, oceans, world maps, the Equator, hemispheres, countries and compass directions. This resource ...

Continents Coloring Pages, 53 printable sheets built on a simplified world map where each landmass carries a name label and a small friendly face. A geography lesson a child can color. The maps are ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...