That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller. The Mercator map created in the 16th century enlarges ...

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has said most maps skew the size of land masses, making Africa seem much smaller ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In ...

A campaign group is pushing to have the current world map "corrected" to show Africa is actually larger than the current Mercator projection.

The most commonly used maps don’t show the true scale of Africa (Picture: Getty) The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent. The African ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map.

Emirates celebrates 25 years in Chennai, offering seamless global connections, premium travel options, and community ...

FIFA will use the pricing tiers at the men's World Cup for the first time in history. The governing body is clear about why: Everyone else in the U.S. and Canada does, so why not us?

The U.S. ranks 18 on a map compiled by Newsweek with data showing the best and worst Organization for Economic cooperation and Development countries for taxes. Estonia was first, Latvia second and New ...

As we gather here right now Gaza and Palestinians are being wiped off the map. In this presentation you will hear that we ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...