Blank map of South Asia

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 South Asia

A blank outline of South Asia ends up on the cover of a market report, behind the title of a regional talk, in a worksheet or on a poster for an event. Pick With borders for the eight countries as separate shapes or Outline only for the land as one piece, then take it as a PNG with a transparent background, an SVG or a PDF.

In a document or a report

A report writer can drop the PNG into a word processor beside a table of the eight countries and pick out the one a section covers; the list further down this page gives the spellings. For a project, the With borders PNG can head a page of notes, one country to a heading.

On a slide or a poster

The transparent PNG sits on any background, so a regional update can carry it in the corner of every slide in the company's colours. A designer can take the SVG into a design tool, fill a single country in a brand colour for an event poster and keep the other seven pale. Cut from card, the outline also makes a template for a classroom display.

Which version and which file

With borders is the political blank map of South Asia, the version for any task where the eight countries need telling apart. Outline only reads as a single shape, which suits an icon or a small decorative map. Use the PNG for slides and documents, the SVG where a designer will redraw or resize it, and a PDF for A4 or Letter. When a sheet needs print choices, the printable map of South Asia has them; for colours and names, start from the editable map of South Asia.

How to do it in MapMaker

  1. Choose With borders for the eight countries, or Outline only for the region as one shape.
  2. Download the PNG for a slide or worksheet, or the SVG for a design tool.
  3. Take PDF, A4 or PDF, Letter when the outline goes straight to paper.
  4. Open Customise this map to add names, colours or a title, then download from the editor.

The 8 members on the map

A key for labelling the map by hand.

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka

Facts about South Asia

This map shows the eight countries of South Asia that make up SAARC. 8 members are on the map. The members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Questions people ask

Is there a political blank map of South Asia?

Yes: the With borders version. It draws the borders between the eight countries of the region and puts no names on them, so each country is a shape you can colour, style or name yourself.

Can I open the SVG in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma?

Yes. The SVG is a vector file, so the outline of South Asia stays sharp at any size, and each country can be recoloured or given a new line weight in a design tool.

Which countries are on the blank map of South Asia?

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The list further down this page names them all and works as a key for labelling.