The True Size Of Africa

German graphic designer Kai Krause is trying to change the geographical map of the world by reconstructing the true size of Africa. Many of the world maps we see today has been distorted, making countries close to the equator appear to be relatively small and nations around the north and south pole looks large. The traditional Mercator projection of the world extremely miscalculate Africa’s true size. Here’s the illustration of Krause, showing the outlines of different countries packed within the outline of the huge African continent. See also the number of African Elephants Slaughtered for Ivory each Day