For centuries, the world has been conditioned to believe that the African continent is smaller than other parts of the world such as Canada, Russia, and the United States, but is this the reality?

Well, CNN has put across a few critical arguments that show how the West downplayed the real size of Africa using the current world map.

On the map, which was designed in the 16^{th c}entury by a European cartographer known as Geert de Kremer aka Mercator, Canada appears to be a vast country with six time zones and extensive plains that run from ocean to ocean. In reality, however, three Canadas would securely fit inside Africa, according to CNN.

Although it is a simple representation of the world, CNN contends that Mercator’s projection is extensively deceptive as it distorts the actual size of countries.

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