France adopts fairer world map ahead of UN vote on more balanced geography
One day3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 1 day
All 3 reports on Fri, 4 September 2026
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Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Le Monde English
Libération (France)
4 Sept, 14:02over 4 hours4 Sept, 17:53
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How it spread - 3 original reports
Fri, 4 September 2026
3 reports- Le Monde English14:02first to report
As part of a movement led by the African Union, Paris announced on Friday that it will abandon the Mercator projection to better reflect the physical reality of the planet. France will now appear smaller on world maps.
- Libération (France)17:53
La France a annoncé ce vendredi changer sa façon de représenter le monde, alors que l’ONU veut promouvoir des projections cartographiques plus justes. Pour le géohistorien Christian Grataloup, chaque carte porte un «message» qui peut être dangereux.
- 24sata (Croatia)19:38
Ovaj kartografski prikaz odbacuje tzv. "Mercatorovu" projekciju nazvanu po Gerardusu Mercatoru - geografu, kartografu, filozofu i teologu rođenom u Flandriji 1512. godine.