Blank world map

A free blank world map with every country outlined, ready to explore on screen, print for class or download as a vector file. Hover or tap a country to see its name, or switch names on to check your answers.

How to use this blank world map

Use it as a study sheet: print it, name as many countries as you can, then turn on the names to check. Teachers can print one per student for geography lessons, and parents can use it for homework and quiz nights. The coloured version shades neighbouring countries differently so borders are easy to see.

The SVG downloads are vector files, so they stay sharp at any size and can be opened in design software, Google Slides, PowerPoint or a browser. They contain country borders only, with no labels, so you can add your own.

What the map shows

The map has 176 countries and territories drawn from Natural Earth data, which is in the public domain. It uses the Miller projection, which keeps familiar shapes while limiting the stretching near the poles. Antarctica is left out, and very small islands are too small to draw at this level of detail.

Ways to use a blank world map

• Geography quiz: hide the names, point to a country and say it out loud, or print the map and fill it in with a pencil. Start with your own continent, then add one more each week.
• Classroom activity: colour each continent a different colour, mark the equator and the tropics, then add the capitals or the places you are studying.
• Travel map: shade the countries you have visited and plan the ones you want to see next.
• Reports and presentations: download the SVG, drop it into a slide and highlight the countries your topic is about, such as trade routes, languages or festivals.
• Sports, news and business: mark where teams, events, offices or customers are.

Learning the world in steps

Nobody learns 190 countries at once. A common approach is to go continent by continent. Start with North America and South America, then Europe, then Africa, then Asia and Oceania. Within each continent, learn the largest countries first because they make good landmarks, then fill in the countries around them. Use the colour option to see where one country ends and the next begins, then turn it off and test yourself.

Blank map or labelled map?

A labelled map is best for looking things up. A blank map is best for remembering. Writing a name yourself, or recalling it before you check, is a far stronger way to learn than reading it. That is why this page lets you switch names on and off.

Printing tips

Choose landscape orientation and “fit to page” for the best result. Use the Print button, which prints only the map. For a poster, download the SVG and print it from a design program or at a print shop; because it is a vector file it stays sharp at any size. The plain version uses very little ink, and the coloured version looks better on a classroom wall.

Continents at a glance

There are seven continents by the most common convention: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania (Australia and the Pacific islands) and South America. Antarctica has no countries, so it is not drawn here. Russia and Turkey each span two continents, and Egypt reaches into Asia through the Sinai peninsula, which is why continent maps sometimes disagree with each other.

Want more than outlines? The interactive atlas has 656 pins for people, history, architecture, festivals and crafts, and the country pages list leaders and famous people.