Georgia Abstains in ‘Correct the Map’ UN Vote Aimed at Fairer Depiction of Africa’s Size
Georgia, alongside Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine, was among the six countries that abstained in the September 4 vote on a U.N. General Assembly resolution aimed at more accurately reflecting the sizes of continents on the world map, following an African-led “Correct the Map” campaign against the dominant Mercator projection distorting perceptions of Africa’s …