[ExI] Africa wants to double in size

[spike at rainier66.com]

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat
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>>...On a world map in the Mercator projection, Russia appears larger than Africa. In fact, Africa (11.7 million sq mi, 30.4 million km2) is nearly twice as large as Russia (6.6 million sq mi, 17.1 million km2).
Africa has finally had enough.
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>...Many interesting map designs are discussed.
Also at  <https://equal-earth.com/>

BillK

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BillK, I have long been aware of not just the relative size of Africa with respect to Russia (and everywhere else) but also that its natural resources are more abundant and easier to get to than anywhere.  I am astonished the locals haven't set up more industry analogous to what was done in Europe, Asia and the Americas.  They have energy, lotsa solar, plenty of people, plenty of everything.  We could turn that place into the new center of the world, lotsa tall beautiful buildings everywhere, cities, productive mechanized farms, money waaay up the kazoo everywhere, transcontinental freeways, oh the works.  We could turn Africa into Gotham City, the swingin place to be, Batman!  

Instead, most of it is just savanna, nothing, vast wasteland, boring, lions, tigers, chimps, the world's game reserve.  Get those damn beasts to the zoo and let's get going, fix this place up, put in some CIVILIZATION!  Africa needs a VISION!

spike