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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size | BBC News

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@CEREBRAL.ASSASSIN
@@CEREBRAL.ASSASSIN 1 weeks ago
Sounds like someone else to me 😂
@thetruthtowisdom
@@thetruthtowisdom 1 weeks ago
There’s no problem in smart countries in Asia, Africa and South America. Cuz people there studied Geography fundamentally. They knew that it’s just the size on the map. <br>But the UN knew that there were lots of dumb people in North America who even didn’t know “Which continent is their own country in?” Those dumb people always thought that Greenland is larger than Africa!
@Duplexx93
@@Duplexx93 1 weeks ago
They did this to cover their arses for the IQ map
@richardtbrown756
@@richardtbrown756 1 weeks ago
Another made up degree 🙄
@GTBsg75
@@GTBsg75 1 weeks ago
True Size ??? Not really. True area but ridiculously distorted shape. Africa is now shaped like a turd. The new map is only a Map for Dummies. 😅
@xizilionyizzexeliqer3897
@@xizilionyizzexeliqer3897 1 weeks ago
Look at Italy thats crazy
@heldinugrahasuherman7438
@@heldinugrahasuherman7438 1 weeks ago
Sudah waktunya kita berbincang secara jujur🎉
@lamB4you
@@lamB4you 1 weeks ago
Don’t point out sizes…they will feel self conscious and start bullying to compensate for lack.
@freebird264
@@freebird264 1 weeks ago
At this point, the United States could vote against breathing being a basic human right and it wouldn’t surprise mw
@TheZororya
@@TheZororya 1 weeks ago
Moroccan Sahara it’s not Western Sahara so fix yourself
@jimmywashere5931
@@jimmywashere5931 1 weeks ago
Size doesn&#39;t equal importance. Everybody in Africa wants to leave it.
@Chinasucks841
@@Chinasucks841 1 weeks ago
USA should rename Europe to 52nd state!!! Without USA Europe would not exist!!!
@parcomolo256
@@parcomolo256 1 weeks ago
This whole exercise is silly. There is an abundance of map projections to choose from, and that has been the case for centuries. If one projection doesn&#39;t suit your use, then pick another. Involving the UN doesn&#39;t make sense.
@Zainab-u4b8r
@@Zainab-u4b8r 1 weeks ago
Using different maps for diplomacy and education can only be a good thing, in my opinion
@MSN1701
@@MSN1701 1 weeks ago
So here a country that illegal invaded Venezuela and yet it&#39;s supported by uk and EU.... people around the world please don&#39;t listen and follow these eu , Uk hypocrites
@bethdfl8823
@@bethdfl8823 1 weeks ago
Who cares. Not going to change anything<br>I have to wonder what they up to now again
@brettbennion3434
@@brettbennion3434 1 weeks ago
Very stupid headline - You do realize that the changes that are being proposed aren’t changing the size of Africa on the map at all right? <br><br>It’s the other countries that are changing size
@StevenEkisa-q6u
@@StevenEkisa-q6u 1 weeks ago
Africa main problem is poverty, wars, diseases but not a map problem
@ScamAndSteal
@@ScamAndSteal 1 weeks ago
so now we can see that it is far too big for a little island like the UK to house these people? Right? Smart journalists will see that and comment about it? Right? <br><br>cant wait to leave, we are pathetic shadow of what we used to be and have stupid people like this informing the youth and regards
@brucewilliams4152
@@brucewilliams4152 1 weeks ago
Good,it needs to be done
@viktorSinkovits
@@viktorSinkovits 1 weeks ago
BBC wait for the politicians verdict to see if they want to show us truth!
@anubizz3
@@anubizz3 1 weeks ago
Just use bloody globe map.... It&#39;s accurate and already used since 1500 and completely eliminated this geo politics BS..
@Davethe-Rave
@@Davethe-Rave 1 weeks ago
We all know this about Africa ffs
@Nnennafo
@@Nnennafo 1 weeks ago
Why is she saying it as though the atual sizes of continents doesn&#39;t matter! Such blantant minimization is laughable
@stephenduffy5406
@@stephenduffy5406 1 weeks ago
So Africa thinks that a larger map presence will mean that they receive more foreign aid?
@jarednovel
@@jarednovel 1 weeks ago
The US is a fake power that uses false imagery to project a perception of power, Most of claims around the US and Western power is not based on reality but carefully crafted fake narrative. The West for years has manipulated the world to believe in their fake power based on distorted facts
@juliok85
@@juliok85 1 weeks ago
Since delusioned Trump has been redrawing and renaming the global map, from Lake ONT to Lake America, its right just right for the world to stand up to the bully.
@gaelsomerville5163
@@gaelsomerville5163 1 weeks ago
Not sure Donny understands maps.
@EyerusalemFitwi-5N
@@EyerusalemFitwi-5N 1 weeks ago
We need solution
@ancoloco
@@ancoloco 1 weeks ago
Looking at how the world is shifting toward far right populism, Africa absolutely needs to gain clarity and set its own path. No more Eurocentric interference. It&#39;s time to build an independent future on our own terms.
@robertluvisia
@@robertluvisia 1 weeks ago
The US thinks replacing the world map to one that accurately reflects the size of Africa is not important but they found it urgent and important to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America while they are at war? Ridiculous
@EyerusalemFitwi-5N
@@EyerusalemFitwi-5N 1 weeks ago
Hi gyus
@MDSADANALAM1532
@@MDSADANALAM1532 1 weeks ago
End of Colonial Map.
@speleokeir
@@speleokeir 1 weeks ago
All flat maps are inaccurate. A globe is most accurate, but less practical, so which map you use depends on what perspective you want. If you want an idea of relative size then this one makes sense.
@BenWillock
@@BenWillock 1 weeks ago
We already have a near-perfect projection with the Dymaxion map.<br>All this new map does is distort and squish the global north and global south to make the equatorial countries look more like how they are.
@Larysa15825
@@Larysa15825 1 weeks ago
Problem solved! And we lived happily ever after 😂 Is it only me watching the human world and thinking: “what a creepy kindergarten”? There are countries that you can’t even see without zooming on the map and people there enjoy great quality of life. But for a man’s world it’s always about who has the bigger one. Disgusting
@yoonmustdie
@@yoonmustdie 1 weeks ago
If africa change the name of their continent to trumpfrica or trump&#39;s africa USA will pay several hundred billions to africa and pay for ghe map change down to every penny
@umarabdulazizzz
@@umarabdulazizzz 1 weeks ago
Indonesia Becomes Look Much Bigger Now Thank You Togo.
@offleftoffright
@@offleftoffright 1 weeks ago
Why do these western outlets keep framing this as an African issue? what narrative are they trying push? This is about maps showing TRUE size of continents and countries which applies to everything on earth lmao. What the
@lennarthallberg9918
@@lennarthallberg9918 1 weeks ago
BBC, the British version of Al Jazeera. lol
@TroiXuan12
@@TroiXuan12 1 weeks ago
Alright, so what now?
<br>Is Africa magically going to escape from the poverty caused by the supposed racism from a 2D projection of Earth?<br>Literally no other civillizations on Earth go to this absurd extent to gain world recognition. Why not use all of that grandiose ressources to actually develop their economies? Look at Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Poland, Ireland,...
@rjvtechnologies
@@rjvtechnologies 1 weeks ago
its just racism, please explain where is the strait line in a sphere? this is just for the gullible, that within a sphere only European countries can be drawn accurately but not african ones
@NicotineRosberg
@@NicotineRosberg 1 weeks ago
All this is common sense by the way especially if you’re well versed or have some knowledge in geography. Not even controversial
@p1mento
@@p1mento 1 weeks ago
164-1
@gramasderae3888
@@gramasderae3888 1 weeks ago
Why does the US sometimes just to have to be a pain..this is fact..Africa is huge
@learnerm3120
@@learnerm3120 1 weeks ago
What does she mean that neither of them is real ?
@GuidoM-v9k
@@GuidoM-v9k 1 weeks ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ0DLSaIuUc&amp;t=334">5:34</a> recent US hypocrisy, the only country to vote against this, but create / rename the Gulf of Mexico (America) and Lake Ontario (America)
@robertluvisia
@@robertluvisia 1 weeks ago
Who is surprised America being the only country to vote no? You can&#39;t dispute facts, I bet the orange guy is mad probably because Greenland now looks smaller.
@callumhawkins5873
@@callumhawkins5873 1 weeks ago
Really glad of all the things going on in the world that the UN is prioritising getting the world map size right
@NandaaWongsawat
@@NandaaWongsawat 1 weeks ago
ONDE A ONU COLOCA A MÃO PODE ESPERAR QUE VEM MERDA.😂😂😂<br>QUE DIFERENÇA FARÁ AO TERRITÓRIO AFRICANO ISSO, SE A MISERIA E A DESIGUALDADE CONTINUA A MESMA 😏. QUE TRABALHO ESCROTO ISSO. PQP 😅!
@iAMJM27
@@iAMJM27 1 weeks ago
Can’t fault facts 🌍
@segunratingsreviews
@@segunratingsreviews 1 weeks ago
US never saw this coming, trump try to rename one lake to lake America, that is not ideological, isn&#39;t it? Artemis 2 photo obviously show a clear images of the world where Africa is undeniable big, so this is reality check of history, we all know many old knowledge, facts are getting more attention worth to be recheck, for better future and identity
@sadenaike12
@@sadenaike12 1 weeks ago
This new one keeps shape and size . The lady saying shape should have used navigation. When teaching geography history topology size matter if I want to teach navigation the alternate maps are useful .its always good to know that Europeans and USA have oversold their relative size
@donalokeeffe7504
@@donalokeeffe7504 1 weeks ago
About time a proper representation of land mass is corrected.
@Von45Rose
@@Von45Rose 1 weeks ago
Clancy needs a brush.
@unclescar5616
@@unclescar5616 1 weeks ago
As an African, I get it. But at the same time I don&#39;t think it&#39;s important.
@WraithBaiter
@@WraithBaiter 1 weeks ago
What is wrong with yt folk? Why does it pain you so to give any credence to Africa? What is that? EVERYONE by now knows the true size of Africa, yet you yts want to hold onto your colonial narratives and ideologies. Let it go.
@Bi678gf
@@Bi678gf 1 weeks ago
At this point the US government looks absurdly stupid. <br>😂😂😂😂
@Abby-yc7tt
@@Abby-yc7tt 1 weeks ago
Interesting how the UN is trying to educate while Trump is just trying to get his name on everything.
@constantselfpromotion
@@constantselfpromotion 1 weeks ago
BIG oceans matter more, and africa is far from mexico
@deVryz
@@deVryz 1 weeks ago
If Africa actually has THAT much land, why do they all wanna come to wee little tiny Europe?
@Heshhion
@@Heshhion 1 weeks ago
We already know the failed continent, we don&#39;t need it bigger..
@publicinrage
@@publicinrage 1 weeks ago
Trumpedo&#39;s tiny hands, which never did an honest days work, got very jealous.
@waynehood8836
@@waynehood8836 1 weeks ago
US voted against it. Chump busy getting his marker pen out to sign EO to declare US bigliest country, hoooogeness on levels never seen before
@Sy1mmxxiv
@@Sy1mmxxiv 1 weeks ago
It has gotten to the stage - if the current administration of the USA says no, the rest of the world says, YES! 😂😂😂😂
@Sutianyou
@@Sutianyou 1 weeks ago
They have so much resource it is scary, and yet they are so incompetent, they fail across so many basic metrics. Not a single functioning country. Even the tiny mineral rich ones are a complete shambles. It is the people. They are incompetent. The Europeans don&#39;t understand the extent of that incompetence.
@BigNas92
@@BigNas92 1 weeks ago
I hope the internet will be normal about this...
@sapphyrus
@@sapphyrus 1 weeks ago
USA #1 rogue state in the world.
@donreeves-r6l
@@donreeves-r6l 1 weeks ago
The woman telling the story is a nutter ……
@donreeves-r6l
@@donreeves-r6l 1 weeks ago
This BS as the world crumbles into madness ,the UN is a total joke ,so are the people behind this utter crap….
@Arthur-Sh3lby
@@Arthur-Sh3lby 1 weeks ago
Everything is bigger in Africa....BBC
@GG-id1ii
@@GG-id1ii 1 weeks ago
Now that we&#39;ve supersized Africa, can we please shrink the US to its real size too (a speck).
@ABSD30062
@@ABSD30062 1 weeks ago
Algeria look like the center of the world
@user-ww4od4jl1f
@@user-ww4od4jl1f 1 weeks ago
<b>Don&#39;t blacks and UN-store have bigger problems? Who cares about size on a map?</b><br><b>Don&#39;t blacks and UN-store have bigger problems? Who cares about size on a map?</b><br><b>Don&#39;t blacks and UN-store have bigger problems? Who cares about size on a map?</b>
@christopherkims
@@christopherkims 1 weeks ago
Fairness and justice ❤
@herlandercarvalho
@@herlandercarvalho 1 weeks ago
The US voted against, because it reduced its e-peen size. Not a complicated assessment.
@ElDodochino
@@ElDodochino 1 weeks ago
They need a vote for reality in 2026. It would appear Europeans tend to find African sizes intimidating, not just talking maps
@constantselfpromotion
@@constantselfpromotion 1 weeks ago
sooo, uh, no more breaking into tiny overcrowded europe?
@proffessorclueless
@@proffessorclueless 1 weeks ago
What a waste of time and money. Google earth and google maps is all you need.
@talisa222
@@talisa222 1 weeks ago
At last, victory for the Cartographers for Social Equality
@maxkennedy1162
@@maxkennedy1162 1 weeks ago
Completely pointless
@peterchaloner2877
@@peterchaloner2877 1 weeks ago
Isle of Man and Africa ought to be represented as equal in size, being equal in significance.
@lloyd9980
@@lloyd9980 1 weeks ago
Worlds flat tho
@notjustforhackers4252
@@notjustforhackers4252 1 weeks ago
The UN also called out the British government for breaking Article 8 of the human rights act AND the ECHR. No one gave a $hit what the UN said then either.
@BLUEmrFREEZE
@@BLUEmrFREEZE 1 weeks ago
Lets just have a proper 1:1 scale of the world map😂
@someblokecalleddave1
@@someblokecalleddave1 1 weeks ago
India, looks a lot smaller than I&#39;ve previously perceived.
@RektuVebeDekhun
@@RektuVebeDekhun 1 weeks ago
The old map is correct or close to correct. I don&#39;t understand why the United Nations doesn&#39;t have any mathematicians to advise on the problem with the new map. (comment from a University of West London mathematics student) [A basic understanding of ratios, proportions and the understanding that the circumference of a circle differs is essential when mapping]
@Simulation.C.C
@@Simulation.C.C 1 weeks ago
It&#39;s amazing that India has such a small land area compared to other countries, yet has the biggest population number on the planet.
@Zoran_balkan
@@Zoran_balkan 1 weeks ago
Don’t tell me that Britain listening what is UN saying except if they have some benefits from that 🤣
@disorganizedorg
@@disorganizedorg 1 weeks ago
I&#39;m not sure how useful raw land area is; countries still have irregular shapes and it&#39;s much easier to compare sizes numerically than graphically. Preservation of approximate shape seems slightly useful, but at the sacrifice of direction?<br><br>Do we even really need standard projections now that computers are able to rapidly generate maps with relative size reflecting any of a number of metrics? Especially with updates being digital current population would be more useful than area, especially as areas vary widely in their value.
@DCI_Benway
@@DCI_Benway 1 weeks ago
Curious, will this new map have the silly names trump has given the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario?
@gt0676
@@gt0676 1 weeks ago
For the size of it u think something good would have come out of it but I cannot for the life of me think of 1 thing. Europe is much smaller yet it&#39;s achieved so much more. Unexplainable
@Clouds.417
@@Clouds.417 1 weeks ago
The U.S. seems to be in denial—perhaps no one wants to tell Trump that America looks rather small on the map, while his favourite prospective “51st and 52nd states,” Canada and Greenland, are positively tiny! 😄 Now he may want Africa to be his 51st state!
@lennarthallberg9918
@@lennarthallberg9918 1 weeks ago
The BBC News would have liked even more if the new UN map would have shown the UK as a Muslim state. lol
@Logan69420
@@Logan69420 1 weeks ago
Little Trumpy is more concerned with naming buildings after himself and changing the names of lakes.
@Jhetx
@@Jhetx 1 weeks ago
And Africa is still corrupt, still backwards, still poor, still being manipulated, still a loser continent. Well done for progress.
@Ryanjones111
@@Ryanjones111 1 weeks ago
This doesn’t change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,330 inhabitants so if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos
@Ryanjones111
@@Ryanjones111 1 weeks ago
Most exercise I get these days is shaking my head in disbelief
@Watch360-j9d
@@Watch360-j9d 1 weeks ago
Size matters!