If you glance at a map of Africa, you might do a double-take when you see Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Unlike most capitals, which sit firmly within the heart of their nations ...

2. Hover the mouse over the map to see individual country information, including the capital and size of each country. 3. Click on individual countries to access a compilation of U.S. Africa ...

To be named "world capital" of something is both a badge of honor, yet also something of a badge of shame, writer George Pendle tells NPR's Robert Siegel. It means your city revolves entirely ...

and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new campaign is set to change that.

LAST month Kai Krause, a computer-graphics guru, caused a stir with a map entitled "The True Size of Africa", which showed the outlines of other countries crammed into the outline of the African ...