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UN redraws world map to honor Africa
The United Nations General Assembly approved a historic resolution recognizing the distortions in world maps caused by the colonial Mercator projection in Africa. This decision marks the end of decades of marginalization of the African continent by correcting its true size and strengthening its geographic and political presence. The resolution was approved by 164 members out of 171, with one vote against and six abstentions. The resolution emphasized that the discrepancies in the sizes of continents have cognitive, cultural, economic, and political impacts, and that correcting them contributes to increased recognition and development in Africa, especially with the clear acknowledgment of Africa as the largest landmass on the continent.
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