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Blank and labeled maps of every continent

A blank outline map and a labeled map for each of the six continents, every country included and the smallest ones circled. Free PDFs in US Letter and A4.

Blank and labeled maps of every continent: preview of the printable sheets

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  • A blank outline map of each continent.
  • A labeled map of each continent, which is also the answer key.
  • Small states circled, so none disappear.
  • US Letter and A4, black and grey only.

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Africa, 54 countries

Preview of the Blank map of Africa sheet

Blank map of Africa

Outline map of all 54 countries of Africa, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of Africa, labeled sheet

Map of Africa, labeled

Every country of Africa named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

Asia, 48 countries

Preview of the Blank map of Asia sheet

Blank map of Asia

Outline map of all 48 countries of Asia, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of Asia, labeled sheet

Map of Asia, labeled

Every country of Asia named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

Europe, 44 countries

Preview of the Blank map of Europe sheet

Blank map of Europe

Outline map of all 44 countries of Europe, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of Europe, labeled sheet

Map of Europe, labeled

Every country of Europe named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

North America, 23 countries

Preview of the Blank map of North America sheet

Blank map of North America

Outline map of all 23 countries of North America, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of North America, labeled sheet

Map of North America, labeled

Every country of North America named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

South America, 12 countries

Preview of the Blank map of South America sheet

Blank map of South America

Outline map of all 12 countries of South America, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of South America, labeled sheet

Map of South America, labeled

Every country of South America named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

Oceania, 14 countries

Preview of the Blank map of Oceania sheet

Blank map of Oceania

Outline map of all 14 countries of Oceania, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review. 1 page.

Preview of the Map of Oceania, labeled sheet

Map of Oceania, labeled

Every country of Oceania named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map. 1 page.

What each map shows

Every continent comes as a pair. The blank map outlines each country with no names, for labeling, coloring or a quick check of what a class already knows. The labeled map names every country and doubles as the answer key. Countries too small to see at the scale of the page, such as Andorra, Singapore or the island states of the Pacific, are circled so they cannot be missed.

Land that is not counted on a sheet is drawn in grey. That includes territories such as Greenland and French Guiana, and neighbors filed under another continent: Russia is counted in Europe, so on the Asia map it is grey. The note under each map says exactly what the grey land is. The North America map adds a larger panel for Central America and the Caribbean, and the Asia map one for the eastern Mediterranean, where the countries are too close together to name at continent scale.

Where the borders come from

The outlines are Natural Earth, a public domain map dataset used by atlases and newsrooms. Natural Earth draws borders as they are on the ground; these sheets change two places to follow the UN General Assembly: Crimea is drawn as part of Ukraine, and Western Sahara is drawn whole, as a disputed territory, rather than split. Kosovo and Taiwan are drawn but not counted, because neither is a UN member or observer state; is Taiwan a country? explains the distinction.

Common questions

Are these printables really free?
Yes. Every sheet is a free PDF with no sign up and no email address. You may print and copy them for your own classroom, homeschool or family. Each one comes in US Letter and A4, and the worksheets carry their answer key on the last page.
How do I print them so nothing is cut off?
Download the PDF that matches your paper, US Letter or A4, and print at actual size or 100 percent. Every sheet keeps half an inch of margin on all sides, so ordinary home and school printers reach every line. The maps print well in black and white; anything with flags needs color.
Which countries do the sheets count?
The same 195 that every page on playgeography.app uses: the 193 UN member states plus the two UN observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. By continent that is Africa 54, Asia 48, Europe 44, North America 23, South America 12 and Oceania 14, following the UN geoscheme.
Why is Russia grey on the Asia map?
Each country is counted on exactly one continent, so no country is counted twice across the six sheets. Russia is counted in Europe, where most of its people live, so it is named on the Europe map and drawn grey on the Asia map. Türkiye, Cyprus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are counted in Asia.

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