We put countries and continents in a unique geographical ... China is building the world's biggest military command center. Here's what it looks like. A triangle pointing right which indicates ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing ... with horizontal parallel straight lines spaced further apart as their distance ...

An curved arrow pointing right. We put countries and continents in a unique geographical perspective. Produced by Sam Rega. Research by Christina Sterbenz and illustrations by Mike Nudelman.

it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is flattened to fit on a piece of paper it is distorted. This makes some countries appear bigger than they are ...