Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In ...

The popular map projection, which is also used by Google, shows the continents and countries in disproportionate sizes IT'S been revealed that the world map we've used for centuries doesn't ...

This map, inspired by a Reddit thread with a similar map, shows the national days of the world's countries. As you can see, the world is mostly divided between countries that celebrate a national ...

A mosaic of world countries retaining their correct size and shape. Neil Kaye. The Mercator projection was first introduced by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.