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The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...
Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...
Smallest country in Europe is Vatican City, a tiny sovereign state in Rome. Check out a list of other small European ...
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world, in favour of one that ...
The study, “Using Artificial Intelligence to Determine the Impact of E-Commerce on the Digital Economy,” builds a fused indicator matrix spanning ICT infrastructure, payments, trade and logistics, ...
An infographic from The World in Maps overlays the outline of Ireland on the Korean Peninsula, showing how the two countries ...
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries has ...
That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...
Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...
The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...
The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the record straight.
The September 3 military parade will mark the first time the heads of state of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea gather in one place.