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The African Union (AU) wants
to stop using a
that shows Africa as being
. The map was created in 1569. In the 18th
, it became the international map for
. It is now the world's most
used map. However, countries far from the Equator look larger than
are, while
closer to the Equator look smaller. The AU wants a map that shows the
size of Africa, and of other
and countries.