UN's non-binding resolution asks schools, publishers and tech firms to switch to equal-area projections. India voted yes, with a caveat. On the world map found in today’s classrooms, Greenland and Africa look about the same size. In reality, Greenland covers 2.16 million sq km. Africa covers 30.3 million, nearly 14 times as much. Even India, at 3.29 million sq km, is bigger than Green... [5812 chars]
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