Editable map of Central Asia

Five countries is a small set, which suits the way people use a map of Central Asia: one or two countries picked out for a project, a route across the lot, or a regional slide where each country gets a colour of its own. This map opens with all five drawn, and the countries around them in grey for context.

A route, a project or a market

For a trip, search for the cities you will visit, pin them and draw a route between the pins. Numbered stops show the order, and a plane icon can be switched on for a flight. A travel blogger can put that PNG at the top of an itinerary post; a family can print it for the fridge before the holiday.

A business entering the region can colour the countries by stage, one colour for where it already sells, one for where it is opening and one for later. An aid agency can pick out the countries with active projects. A pupil can give each of the five its own colour and show the names, which helps with spelling.

Making it yours

Pick a colour in the bar on the map and click a country; click it again to clear it. Neighbours draws the surrounding countries in grey, and Sea turns the water white. Customise this map opens the editor, where the place list names all five, and Add a title starts the title field ready to type. Vintage suits a travel poster, Minimal a market slide.

For slides

Set the canvas to 16:9. A five-country slide needs very little: give the countries two or three colours, add a short legend and use Copy image to paste the map in. If your deck has a dark theme, switch to the Dark style or turn on Transparent for the PNG. The map for PowerPoint page has more. To place the region among its neighbours, begin with the map of Asia.