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The African Union (AU) has for an end to a widely used map that the African continent. The map is called the Mercator projection. It was by mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569. In the 18th century, it the international standard for sailors. It now the world's most widely used map. However, it does not the true size of different nations. Countries farther away from the Equator larger than they really , whereas countries closer to the Equator smaller. The AU is supporting a campaign called Correct the Map. It is also for a design that the correct size of Africa, and of other continents and countries.

The deputy chairperson of the AU about the Mercator map. She told Reuters: "It might to be just a map, but in reality, it not." She said the Mercator the impression that Africa was less important. She said Africa is the world's second-largest continent by area and more than one billion people. The executive director of the non-profit organization Africa No Filter . She said the Mercator map "the world's longest misinformation and disinformation campaign and it just simply to stop". The group Speak Up Africa wants people to use the 2018 Equal Earth map, on which "Africa 14 times larger than Greenland, as it actually .