#correctthemap

You could fit the U.S., China, India, Japan, Mexico and a big chunk of Europe inside it and still have space left.

Mercator can still be used for navigation.

Togo’s foreign minister put it simply: “A fair world begins with a fair map.”

The U.S. called the vote superfluous and said it was a distraction.

France has already said it will drop Mercator for official maps.