United Nations votes for new world map
by editors@theworld.org (Jenna Gadbois) from The World: Latest Stories on (#788MN)
The United Nations voted on Friday in favor of adopting a resolution to replace the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of the world's landmasses, with one that represents the continents more accurately. The resolution passed almost unanimously, with only a single country voting no: the United States. Marco Werman has more details.