联合国大会通过投票表决，决定采纳等面积投影地图替代沿用已久的麦卡托地图1。这项由多哥赞助的决议获得164个国家支持，包括法国和英国，美国是唯一反对国，另有6国弃权1。麦卡托地图自1569年以来被广泛使用，因将非洲的大小显示得与格陵兰相近而备受批评，而非洲的实际面积是格陵兰的14倍1。
多哥外长罗伯特·杜塞在投票中表示，"公正的世界始于公正的地图"1。非洲联盟已于2月采纳了等面积投影地图1。虽然这项投票具有非约束力，但将影响全球机构使用的地图1。
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional Mercator map with a more accurate projection that better represents Africa's actual dimensions 1. The resolution, sponsored by Togo, received support from 164 countries including France and the United Kingdom, with the United States as the sole dissenting vote and six nations abstaining 1. The Mercator map, which has been widely used since its creation in 1569, has long faced criticism for depicting Africa at a size comparable to Greenland, when in reality Africa is 14 times larger 1.
The new map employs the Equal Earth projection, which the African Union had already adopted in February 1. Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey emphasized the symbolic importance of the change, stating that "a just world begins with a just map" 1. While the vote is non-binding, it is expected to influence the maps used by global institutions going forward 1.
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