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The 193 member UN General Assembly on 4 September 2026 adopted, by 164 votes to one, a resolution titled 'Correct the map: rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting equitable representation of the world's regions, particularly Africa'. Sponsored by Togo, the resolution flags concern that the widely used Mercator projection, which makes Greenland appear roughly the same size as Africa even though Africa is about fourteen times larger, minimises the perceived sizes of Africa, Latin America and South Asia. India voted in favour of the resolution, while the United States cast the lone vote against and Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained.