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

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

Depending on how old you are, you might remember having to pull out a paper map to find your way around a place. Back then, ...

With more than 2 billion monthly users, Google Maps is the world's top navigation app ... are allowing Google to make updates to dozens of countries. It's also mapping at least three new ones ...