Blank map of Africa
The outline, free as a PNG, SVG or PDF. Label it, colour it in or drop it into a slide.
Using a blank map of Africa
The outline of Africa is a shape people build things around: a charity's annual report, a slide on the markets a company serves, a worksheet in a teacher's own format, a T-shirt for a sponsored run. Take Outline only for the continent as one shape or With borders for its 54 countries and territories, as a PNG on a transparent background, an SVG or a PDF.
Reports, slides and fundraising
A charity can set the PNG of With borders on the cover of its annual report and fill the countries where it works in its own colour, in a design tool or a slide program. On a slide, the transparent PNG takes the theme's background, so the outline looks drawn for the deck. For a fundraising event, Outline only in the SVG makes a strong single shape for a T-shirt, a banner or a medal ribbon.
A map for a country study
A teacher can paste With borders into a handout on a country study and set a photo or a caption beside Algeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leaving the rest as plain shapes. A second page with Outline only gives a clean base for a map of the capitals the class has studied, drawn in your own design tool. The list of countries further down this page gives the spelling of each name.
Versions and files
With borders is the political blank map of Africa, the one to use when the countries matter. Outline only suits an icon, a silhouette or a background. The PNG goes into slides and documents, the SVG into Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma for restyling or a large print, and the PDF straight to an A4 or Letter printer. For colouring countries or adding names, open Customise this map; for black and white or a class set, see the printable map of Africa.
How to do it in MapMaker
- Pick With borders for the 54 countries and territories, or Outline only for the continent as one shape.
- Choose the PNG for a slide, a worksheet or a report cover.
- Choose the SVG instead when a designer will restyle it or it needs printing large.
- Open Customise this map to add names, colours or a title, then download from the editor.
The 54 countries and territories on the map
A key for labelling the map by hand.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Somaliland
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Facts about Africa
Africa has 54 countries and territories on the map. The most populous are Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Algeria and Sudan.
Maps of places in Africa
Questions people ask
Is there a political blank map of Africa?
Yes, the With borders version. It draws the borders of all 54 countries and territories with no names, so a worksheet, an infographic or a poster can show each country as a separate shape.
Which countries are on the blank map of Africa?
The 54 countries and territories the map counts as Africa, among them Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. All of them are listed by name further down this page, which works as a key for checking answers.
Can I colour the map in before I download it?
Not on this page, which offers the outline as it is. Choose Customise this map to colour countries, add names or a title in the editor, or use the bar on the editable or printable map of Africa.
Does the PNG have a transparent background?
Yes. Only the land of Africa and its lines are in the file, so the outline takes on the colour of whatever you place it on, from a white worksheet to a dark slide.