How Ukraine: Georgia Abstained From Voting on the "Decolonization" of the World Map: EADaily
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The United Nations voted to abandon the overthrow of Mercator after centuries of domination and inflation of the countries of the North at the expense of South Africa, in a move representing a symbolic victory against the geographical distortion that accompanied the colonial era.
How Ukraine: Georgia abstained from voting on the "decolonization" of the world map: EADaily
EADaily, September 5th, 2026. Georgia was among the six countries that abstained from voting at the UN General Assembly for the resolution "Correct the Map" (Correct the Map) — an initiative that its authors consider as part of the fight against the colonial legacy in cartography…
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that encourages States and Governments to use the new map of the world, the Equal Earth, that is, the Pearl Earth, which states that the Mercator map is not prohibited, but agrees that it substantially distorts the size of continents.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday to ensure that the world's continents are depicted more accurately on maps.
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