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United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger
A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote - with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the traditional Mercator map - which the planet has been using for 500 years - will be replaced with a 2018 version....
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What happenedUnited Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger.
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Right / center-rightUnited Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger
United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger
A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote - with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the trad...
United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger
A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote - with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the trad...
