Blank World Map
Quick answer: A free outline map of the world with 258 countries and territories drawn as separate polygons. Print it, label it by hand, or switch on names in the interactive version below.
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What this World map includes
The source contains 258 named countries and territories. Labels use the names in the Natural Earth dataset; simplified boundaries may omit tiny islands or fine coastal detail.
See the 258 names included in the source
- Afghanistan
- Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
- Åland
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Australia
- Australian Indian Ocean Territories
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Baikonur
- Bajo Nuevo Bank
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bir Tawil
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brazilian Island
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Clipperton Island
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Coral Sea Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Dhekelia Cantonment
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Polynesia
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- People's Republic of China
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scarborough Shoal
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Serranilla Bank
- Seychelles
- Siachen Glacier
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Somaliland
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Southern Patagonian Ice Field
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Bahamas
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wake Island
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Choose a printable map format
| Format | Best use | What is preserved |
|---|---|---|
| SVG | Editable artwork, classroom worksheets, large prints | Vector boundaries, colors and text |
| PNG | Slides, documents and images | Current design at 1,200–7,200 px wide |
| Letter, A4, Tabloid, A3, A2 or A1 paper | High-resolution image fitted to the chosen page | |
| GeoJSON | GIS analysis and conversion | Original coordinates and properties; no inset positioning |
About this blank map
This is an outline map of World with no labels, no cities, and no colour fills beyond white — the version you want when the point is what you write on it. Every division is a separate polygon, so you can print it and fill in names, mark places, or plan a route without the map arguing with your annotations.
Customize the land, borders, background, and text colors above. Add a title, choose a font, or turn on Show names for a reference version. Crowded labels are hidden to keep the map readable. The preview and your SVG, PNG, or PDF download use the same settings.
What is on the map
- Units drawn
- 258 countries
- Extent
- 83.63°N to 90.00°S, 180.00°W to 180.00°E
- Projection
- Latitude-adjusted equirectangular
- Data licence
- Public domain (CC0)
Includes every sovereign state and most dependent territories as separate outlines.
How to use it
- Print the outline. Use your PDF download for a print-ready page, or download SVG for a scalable vector map. A heavier line weight helps on a large sheet.
- Label it. Fill in the names yourself — that is the exercise a blank map exists for. Turn on Show names when you want to check your work.
- Reuse the data. The Download GeoJSON button gives you the same boundaries as a file, ready to load into the Studio viewer, convert to Shapefile or KML, or use in your own map.
Where the data comes from
The boundaries are Natural Earth’s 1:10m administrative layers, simplified to 5% of their original detail with mapshaper. Natural Earth is a public-domain dataset maintained by cartographers, and it is the standard choice for exactly this kind of work because there is no attribution requirement and no restriction on commercial use.
Simplification is deliberate. The full-detail files carry hundreds of thousands of vertices per region, which makes pages slow and outlines fussy to annotate. Simplifying to 5% keeps every unit and the recognisable shape while cutting the file size by about 93%.
A limitation worth stating: simplified boundaries are not survey-accurate, and Natural Earth itself resolves some disputed borders in a particular way. Treat this map as a teaching and planning aid, not as an authority on where a border legally runs.
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Related tools
- Studio viewer Open this GeoJSON and style it yourself.
- Create a map Turn your own data into a map.
- World flags map The same outlines, filled with national flags.
- GeoJSON to Shapefile Convert the download for desktop GIS.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this blank world map really free?
- Yes. There is no account, no payment, no watermark, and no limit on how many times you print or download it. The data behind it is public domain, so there is nothing to license.
- Can I print this map?
- Yes. Download a PDF fitted to your chosen paper size, a high-resolution PNG, or an SVG for scalable vector artwork. Customize the border width, colors, and text before downloading.
- Can I use this map commercially?
- Yes. The boundaries come from Natural Earth, which is released into the public domain with no attribution required and no restriction on commercial use. You can put the map in a product, a paid course, a book, or an advertisement.
- Can I label the map myself?
- That is the point of a blank map. Print it and write on it, or turn on Show names above to see what the divisions are called, which is useful when you are preparing an answer key. The names come from the data itself.
- What do the divisions on the map represent?
- Each polygon is one country or dependent territory. There are 258 of them in this file, which includes most territories that are usually drawn separately.
- How accurate are the boundaries?
- They are simplified from Natural Earth's 1:10m dataset. The simplification keeps every unit and the overall shape, but drops coastline detail that a blank map does not need. For a legal or survey boundary, use the authoritative source for that country instead.
- Why is the map so simple compared with other outline maps?
- Because detail works against the purpose. A blank map is meant to be printed, labelled, and drawn on, and a coastline traced with thousands of tiny vertices is harder to read and much slower to load than a clean outline. The full-detail version is available from Natural Earth if you need it.
- Can I download the data behind this map?
- Yes. The Download GeoJSON button above gives you the exact file the map is drawn from, with each unit carrying its name. You can load it in the Studio viewer, convert it to Shapefile or KML, or use it in your own project.
- Does the map work on a phone?
- Yes. The preview fits the screen, with color and text controls below it on smaller screens. Use the zoom controls and drag to inspect details. Fit map restores the full view; downloads always include the entire map.
- Can I use this map in a slide deck or video?
- Yes. Take a screenshot of the map area, or download the GeoJSON and style it to match your deck. Public domain means there is nothing to clear first.
- Which projection is the map drawn in?
- The outline uses an equirectangular projection adjusted for the centre latitude of each map. Distant territories may appear in separate insets at different scales. It is intended for reference and worksheets, not distance or area measurement.
- Are there maps of other places?
- Yes. There are 110 blank maps in this set: the world, six continents, every US state plus the District of Columbia, and 52 countries. They are linked at the bottom of this page.