Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it's round, not flat? True. But that isn't the point. See, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has thrown its weight behind a campaign for a more accurate world map that shows how big Africa really is.

"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.