The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.

The resolution, led by Togo and supported by the African Union, was passed by a huge majority of 164 votes to one, with six countries abstaining. The United States was the only country to vote against it.

The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a world map that depicts the size of Africa more accurately than the map most commonly used now.

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a new world map that gives a more accurate representation of the relative sizes of continents, making

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is.

The United Nations General Assembly voted 164-1 Friday to promote shifting away from the Mercator projection, the most widely-used map in the world, and encourage the use of more accurately-sized maps.

UN's non-binding resolution asks schools, publishers and tech firms to switch to equal-area projections. India voted yes, with a caveat.

Why is the UN considering a new World map? Learn how Equal Earth could correct Mercator distortions and better show the true size of Africa and other continents.