Blank map of the UK

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 the United Kingdom

The UK is the sort of outline that ends up on a slide, a poster or an infographic. Choose Outline only for the shape of the country, or With borders for the 232 administrative areas, and take either as a PNG on a transparent background, an SVG or a PDF on A4 or Letter. None has names.

On a slide

The PNG takes the colour behind it, so a deck in any theme shows only the shape of the UK. Put the With borders PNG behind a headline, or beside three numbers, and use the area lines as texture. For a report cover, Outline only is calmer: one shape, with room for a title and a date beside it.

In a design tool

With 232 areas, the SVG is the version to edit. Open it in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma, select the areas that make up a patch and give them one fill; the rest stay neutral. You can thicken or thin the area lines, or cut the shape out as a badge for a leaflet. The vector lines stay sharp when you enlarge them.

For labelling and display

In a worksheet, number a dozen areas on the With borders PNG and leave a column of boxes beside it; the list further down this page is the answer sheet. For a quicker task, use Outline only and ask pupils to give the sheet a title and a key of their own.

Choosing and finishing

The political blank map of the UK is the With borders version. When you need names, pins or colours, choose Customise this map. For paper and ink options, see the printable map of the UK, and for the areas on their own, the blank map of UK counties.

How to do it in MapMaker

Choose Outline only for the shape of the UK, or With borders for the 232 administrative areas.
Download the PNG for a slide or document, the SVG for a design tool or PDF, A4 or PDF, Letter.
Place the file on your page and resize it from a corner so the proportions hold.
Choose Customise this map for names, colours or a title, and download from the editor.

The 232 administrative areas on the map

A key for labelling the map by hand.

Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
Anglesey
Angus
Antrim
Ards
Argyll and Bute
Armagh
Ballymena
Ballymoney
Banbridge
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Barnsley
Bath and North East Somerset
Bedford
Belfast
Bexley
Birmingham
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Blaenau Gwent
Bolton
Bournemouth
Bracknell Forest
Bradford
Brent
Bridgend
Brighton and Hove
Bristol
Bromley
Buckinghamshire
Bury
Caerphilly
Calderdale
Cambridgeshire
Camden
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Carrickfergus
Castlereagh
Central Bedfordshire
Ceredigion
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester
Clackmannanshire
Coleraine
Conwy
Cornwall
Coventry
Craigavon
Croydon
Cumbria
Darlington
Denbighshire
Derby
Derbyshire
Derry
Devon
Doncaster
Dorset
Down
Dudley
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee
Dungannon and South Tyrone
Durham
Ealing
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Sussex
Edinburgh
Enfield
Essex
Falkirk
Fermanagh
Fife
Flintshire
Gateshead
Glasgow
Gloucestershire
Greenwich
Gwynedd
Hackney
Halton
Halton
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hampshire
Haringey
Harrow
Hartlepool
Havering
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Highland
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Inverclyde
Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Kent
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Thames
Kirklees
Knowsley
Lambeth
Lancashire
Larne
Leeds
Leicester
Leicestershire
Lewisham
Limavady
Lincolnshire
Lisburn
Liverpool
London
Luton
Magherafelt
Manchester
Medway
Merseyside
Merthyr Tydfil
Merton
Mid Ulster
Middlesbrough
Midlothian
Milton Keynes
Monmouthshire
Moray
Moyle
Neath Port Talbot
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newham
Newport
Newry and Mourne
Newtownabbey
Norfolk
North Ayrshire
North Down
North East Lincolnshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lincolnshire
North Somerset
North Tyneside
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Oldham
Omagh
Orkney Islands
Outer Hebrides
Oxfordshire
Pembrokeshire
Perth and Kinross
Peterborough
Plymouth
Poole
Portsmouth
Powys
Reading
Redbridge
Redcar and Cleveland
Renfrewshire
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Richmond upon Thames
Rochdale
Rotherham
Rutland
Salford
Sandwell
Scottish Borders
Sefton
Sheffield
Shetland Islands
Shropshire
Slough
Solihull
Somerset
South Ayrshire
South Gloucestershire
South Lanarkshire
South Tyneside
Southampton
Southend-on-Sea
Southwark
Staffordshire
Stirling
Stockport
Stockton-on-Tees
Stoke-on-Trent
Strabane
Suffolk
Sunderland
Surrey
Sutton
Swansea
Swindon
Tameside
Telford and Wrekin
Thurrock
Torbay
Torfaen
Tower Hamlets
Trafford
Vale of Glamorgan
Wakefield
Walsall
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Warrington
Warwickshire
West Berkshire
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian
West Sussex
Westminster
Wigan
Wiltshire
Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham
Wolverhampton
Worcestershire
Wrexham
York

Facts about the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is in Northern Europe. The capital is London. The population is about 67 million (2019 estimate). The United Kingdom has an area of about 243,000 km². The largest cities are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield. It borders Ireland. The map divides it into 232 administrative areas.

Questions people ask

What is the difference between Outline only and With borders?

Outline only is the shape of the UK with nothing inside it. With borders adds the lines of its 232 administrative areas. Neither version has names, so all labels are yours to add.

Is there a political blank map of the UK?

Yes. The With borders version is the political blank map of the UK, with 232 areas drawn as separate shapes and no names.

Can I make the outline bigger without it going blurry?

Yes. The SVG and the PDF are vector files, so the UK and its area lines stay sharp at any size. Open the SVG in Illustrator, Inkscape or Figma to scale or restyle it.

Is there a blank map of UK counties on its own?

Yes. The blank map of UK counties has its own page, with the administrative areas as the main version. This page is the whole country, with Outline only and With borders.