{"id":160681,"date":"2026-09-05T15:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/09\/05\/the-u-n-backed-a-map-that-shows-africa-true-to-size-the-u-s-was-sole-objector-the-washington-post\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:22:31","slug":"the-u-n-backed-a-map-that-shows-africa-true-to-size-the-u-s-was-sole-objector-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/09\/05\/the-u-n-backed-a-map-that-shows-africa-true-to-size-the-u-s-was-sole-objector-the-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector. – The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.<\/a>  The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n
  2. Paris drops Mercator projection: France now looks smaller on world maps<\/a>  Euronews.com<\/font><\/li>\n
  3. Explanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to \u201cCorrect the Map\u201d<\/a>  usun.usmission.gov<\/font><\/li>\n
  4. UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different<\/a>  CNN<\/font><\/li>\n
  5. What different world maps get right – and what they get wrong<\/a>  BBC<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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