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Maps of the world are 'completely misleading' as true size of countries shownThis is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569, introduced by Geradus Mercator. It's a cylindrical ...
In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection ... Depending on how you define its political status, it's around the 12th largest nation in the world.
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