WORLD● LOWSep 4 · Sep 4, 2026, 2:02 PM
France adopts fairer world map ahead of UN vote on more balanced geography
Le Monde [en] · global
As part of a movement led by the African Union, Paris announced on Friday that it will abandon the Mercator projection to better reflect the physical reality of the planet. France will now appear smaller on world maps.
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