DG Outtake #6: The true size of Africa

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In the chapter on Africa which I wrote for 'Discover Geography' - the Year 8 book - I discussed a map which the African nations want to be used more often to get over the problems with the Mercator projection.

The push for this has come from a number of African nations, and Togo's foreign minister recently said the country will ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects Africa's true size and ditch the 16th-century Mercator projection - which was designed for a different purpose.


The African Union has ⁠tasked Togo with promoting a 'Correct the Map' campaign to end the use of the Mercator ​map by governments and international organisations.

The campaign, led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up ​Africa, calls for adoption of the 2018 Equal Earth projection, which tries to reflect countries' true sizes.

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