Blank map of Austria

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 Austria

Austria's shape goes into reports, slides and posters as often as into worksheets. This page gives you the outline as a file in two versions: Outline only, the country with nothing inside it, and With borders, which draws its 9 administrative areas. Each is available as a PNG, an SVG or a PDF.

A cover or a slide

Put the transparent PNG of Outline only on a report cover or a title slide and the country takes your background colour. For a market slide, switch to With borders, then fill each area in your own tool to show the split of a project or a sales plan. The SVG lets you recolour them one by one in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma and keep the lines crisp at any size.

A shaded-area quiz

For a lesson, copy the PNG of With borders onto a run of slides and fill a different area on each, such as Burgenland, Salzburg, Carinthia or Vorarlberg, then ask the class which one is shaded. The list below the steps on this page is the answer sheet. For younger pupils, put Outline only on a single slide and ask one question about it.

Picking the version

The political blank map of Austria is the With borders version, with its 9 areas and no names. The outline alone suits a silhouette or a decorative use, where inner lines would distract. Take a PDF for A4 or Letter when you want it on paper as it stands; for black and white, or for colouring a sheet before it prints, see the printable map of Austria. To add names, pins or a title, Customise this map opens the outline in the editor.

How to do it in MapMaker

  1. Choose With borders for the 9 administrative areas, or Outline only for the shape alone.
  2. Pick PNG for a slide or worksheet, SVG for a design tool or PDF, A4 or PDF, Letter.
  3. Drop the file onto your page and resize it from a corner.
  4. Check any labelling against the list of areas on this page.
  5. Choose Customise this map when it needs names, colours or a title.

The 9 administrative areas on the map

A key for labelling the map by hand.

  • Burgenland
  • Carinthia
  • Lower Austria
  • Salzburg
  • Styria
  • Tyrol
  • Upper Austria
  • Vienna
  • Vorarlberg

Facts about Austria

Austria is in Western Europe. The capital is Vienna. The population is about 8.9 million (2019 estimate). Austria has an area of about 83,800 km². The largest cities are Vienna, Linz, Graz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. It borders Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The map divides it into 9 administrative areas.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between Outline only and With borders?

Outline only is Austria as a single shape. With borders adds the lines between its 9 administrative areas, and is the political blank map of Austria. Neither version carries names.

Does the PNG have a transparent background?

Yes. Everything around Austria is see-through, so the map takes on the colour of the slide, report cover or poster beneath it.

Which file should I use in a worksheet, a slide or a design?

Use the PNG for a worksheet or slide, the SVG for Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma, and the PDF for A4 or Letter. SVG and PDF stay sharp when enlarged.

Is there an answer key for a labelling quiz?

Yes. The list of administrative areas further down this page names all 9 that the With borders version draws, so you can mark pupils' answers against it.