UN adopts new world map showing Africa's true size; US sole dissenter

The UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to adopt a Togo-sponsored resolution endorsing a new world map that corrects the Mercator projection's distortion of Africa's size. The US was the only nation to vote against, a notable deviation from its usual alignment with African-backed resolutions. The move signals a symbolic shift in global cartographic standards and could have implications for geographic education and international perceptions.