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🗺 The actual size of the UAE is larger than it appears on standard maps due to its proximity to the equator.
Territories located closer to the poles appear visually enlarged on maps; for instance, Africa seems comparable in size to Greenland, even though it is actually about 14 times larger.
The UN has now backed a resolution calling for wider use of the Equal Earth projection to more accurately represent the size of territories: 164 countries voted in favor, 6 abstained, and the United States was the only country to vote against it.
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