Do you need a blank map of Africa or an outline map of Africa to learn or teach about this amazing continent? Then you can download different versions here for free! We offer various blank maps of Africa in several categories.
All our printable maps of Africa without labels are available as PDF files. Additionally, we provide a labeled map of Africa with countries and a political map of Africa that you can use to complete your materials. If you need the maps for lesson planning or homeschooling, please take a look at our ready-made and customizable Africa map worksheets.
Apart from continent maps, you will also find maps of single countries on our site. How about a blank map of South Africa? Explore our resources and get your free maps now!
The above map does not only include the African countries with their borders, but also the oceans and seas around Africa. Therefore, this map is a great learning tool for marking these water bodies and memorizing their locations. The map even shows parts of Europe and Asia.
The Mediterranean Sea borders the African continent to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the east and southeast. The Atlantic Ocean lies off the western coast of Africa; at its southwestern tip is Cape Agulhas. This is the most southern point of the continent and is considered to be the geographical boundary between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The African coastline also includes many smaller seas, such as the Gulf of Guinea near Gabon and Liberia.
Africa is the second largest continent in size, covering approx. 11.73 million square miles (30.3 million square kilometers) with an impressive 54 countries. Also, the African continent is the world’s second most populous one and home to over 1.4 billion people, comprising a remarkably diverse range of cultures, languages, and religions.
We offer several outline maps of Africa. These maps only show the outer borders of the continent but do not include any country boundaries. Further down this page, you will find more detailed blank maps of the African continent.
Our Africa outline maps are great for drawing and marking different features on the map. These could be geographical landmarks, ethnicities, languages, national parks, large cities, climate or time zones.
Here is another simple variation of an African outline map. Like all other maps on this page, you can save or print it by clicking the download link below the image. Our newer maps are available in two sizes, A4 and A5, while the older ones, most of the time, only come in A4.
The following blank Africa map printable is instead a simple sketch of the shape of the continent. It does not offer any further details.
If the following map is too simple for your classroom material, take a look at our other Africa maps further below.
Below, you will find Africa maps without names that you can use for different topics in subjects like geography, history, or social studies, as well as in politics classes.
You might need a more detailed blank map of Africa PDF. So why not our next one? It includes all the inner borders of the African continent but no oceans or seas.
The largest country in Africa is Algeria, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan. The smallest African countries are all island states such as the Seychelles, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mauritius, Comoros, and Cape Verde.
Africa has a total of 54 sovereign countries and 12 dependent territories, such as the Azores and Madeira belonging to Portugal or the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla as autonomous regions of Spain.
Our following map shows the African countries with their international borders. Can you add all their names to the map?
The above map is handy for coloring or similar exercises. Just like most of our newer maps, we provide it in two different sizes, A4 and A5. The following map below adds even more details.
The two most populated cities in Africa are Kinshasa (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Lagos in Nigeria. Both are home to more than 15 million people. Other African capitals with very large populations are Cairo (Egypt, approx. 10 million) and Luanda (Angola, roughly 9 million). The Sudanese capital Khartoum has a population of more than 6 million people.
Our following map of Africa blank shows the locations of all the capitals of the African countries. Test your knowledge and try to name them all!
If you would like to have a reference map, you can check out our labeled Africa map with capitals. For example, you could distribute copies of the above map to your students. After they have completed it, you can project the reference map on the classroom wall for comparison.
Our last blank Africa map with countries is handy for creating worksheets. These can be used for homework, studying and practicing, or exams and tests. Ask your students different questions that can be answered by referring to the map.
Please note that South Sudan is missing in the above blank Africa map PDF. If you need a more up-to-date version, download one of our other Africa maps.
Below we have listed some useful links to other world maps and maps of continents and countries for you to look at. All these maps are also available for free as PDF files. In addition, you can use the search function of our website to find more maps. Of course, we also have further Africa maps on offer for free download.
