The UN General Assembly voted to adopt the Equal Earth cartographic projection, which is intended to represent the sizes of continental landmasses more accurately than traditional maps. The resolution was backed by 164 countries, opposed by the United States, and saw six abstentions.
WHO:UN General Assembly
WHAT:Adopted a new world map using the Equal Earth projection
WHEN:Reported Sep 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM ET
WHERE:United Nations
WHY:The vote adopted a resolution promoting a more accurate representation of continental landmass sizes and encouraging countries to use Equal Earth instead of the Mercator projection.
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