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The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are ...