Blank map of Tonga
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 Tonga
The shape of Tonga is useful for people who need a small marker on a larger page: a slide about one place, a brochure panel, a design with a recognisable outline. This page has it as a file in two versions. Outline only is the plain shape, and With borders adds the lines between its 5 administrative areas. Each comes as a PNG, an SVG or a PDF.
On a slide or in a design
Because Tonga has so few areas, With borders can sit on a slide quite happily alongside a table of five rows. Place the transparent PNG next to the table, and the colours of your theme show through. In a design tool, open the SVG and give each area a fill that matches a brand palette, or remove the inner lines for a clean badge.
On a printed page of your own
For a programme or a leaflet, place With borders next to a short paragraph for each of Haʻapai, Niuas, Tongatapu, Vavaʻu and ʻEua; the list on this page gives the names to copy. For a gentler classroom task, give younger children Outline only and ask them to draw what they think the map should show inside the shape.
Choosing
Use With borders for naming areas, which makes it the political blank map of Tonga. Use Outline only for decoration. PNG goes into documents, SVG into design tools and PDF onto paper. To add names or colour first, choose Customise this map, or see the editable map of Tonga.
How to do it in MapMaker
- Choose Outline only for the plain shape, or With borders to show the 5 administrative areas.
- Pick PNG for a slide or worksheet, SVG for a design tool or a PDF for A4 or Letter.
- Place the PNG beside your table or text and resize it from a corner.
- Copy the area names for your captions from the list on this page.
- Choose Customise this map to add names, colours or a title.
The 5 administrative areas on the map
A key for labelling the map by hand.
- Haʻapai
- Niuas
- Tongatapu
- Vavaʻu
- ʻEua
Facts about Tonga
Tonga is in Polynesia. The capital is Nuku'alofa. The population is about 100,000 (2019 estimate). Tonga has an area of about 610 km². The largest cities are Nuku'alofa and Neiafu. The map divides it into 5 administrative areas.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between Outline only and With borders?
Outline only is the shape of Tonga with nothing inside it. With borders draws the lines between its 5 administrative areas. Neither version carries a name, so you add your own.
Which file should I use in a worksheet, a slide or a design?
Use the PNG in a worksheet or slide, as it has a transparent background. Use the SVG in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma, and the PDF if you want the shape on A4 or Letter.
Is there an answer key for a labelling quiz?
Yes. The list of the 5 administrative areas further down this page names each one that the With borders version shows, so you can check pupils' labels against it.
Can I make the outline bigger without it going blurry?
Yes. The SVG and the PDF are vector files, so lines stay sharp at any size, which helps with a poster or a large display. The PNG is best used at about the size you place it.