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The African Union (AU) wants an end to the  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely of a map that shrinks the African  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely. The map is called the Mercator projection. It was created in 1569. In the 18th  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely, it became the international map for  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely. It is now the world's most  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely used map. However, it does not show the true  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely of nations. Countries  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely from the Equator look larger than they are, while countries closer to the Equator look  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely. The AU supports a campaign called Correct the Map. It wants a map that shows the  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely size of Africa, and of  centurycontinentcorrectfartherothersailorssizesmallerusewidely continents and countries.