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Printable map of Africa to colour in the countries you’ve visited

A blank map of Africa with the borders of all 55 countries, and the rest of the world in light grey. Tiny countries get a small circle so you can colour them too. Print it, colour where you’ve been and write your total in the corner. Free, no sign-up.

Blank map of Africa with country borders and a legend: visited, lived, want to go

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Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Map: VisitedAtlas (visitedatlas.com)”. Map license

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How to use your printable map of Africa

  1. Print it in portrait on A4 or US Letter, or download the PDF. The SVG scales to A3 or poster size without losing detail.
  2. Pick three colours and fill the boxes at the bottom: one for countries you’ve visited, one for where you’ve lived, one for places you want to go.
  3. Colour in the countries and write how many of the 55 you’ve been to in the corner.

All 55 countries in Africa

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Principe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Prefer it online?

Mark the countries of Africa on an interactive map instead: it counts them for you, lists all 55 and works on every device. Your map stays private.

Open the Africa visited countries mapStart your map. It’s free

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Questions and answers

Is the printable map of Africa free?
Yes. Download, print and colour as many copies as you like, at home or in a classroom. No sign-up needed.
How many countries are on the map of Africa?
All 55 countries in Africa: UN members plus observer and partially recognised states, grouped by the UN geoscheme. Territories are drawn too, but not counted. All 55 countries in Africa →
Does the map show country names?
No. The sheet is a blank outline map, so there is room for your colours. The names of all 55 countries are listed on this page, A to Z.
What size is it?
The PDFs are portrait A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter. The PNG is 2480 × 3508 pixels, A4 at 300 dpi. The SVG is vector, so it prints sharp at A3 or as a poster.
Can the map show the countries I’ve already marked?
Yes. If you’ve marked countries on VisitedAtlas in this browser, or you’re signed in, the Print button can colour them in for you before printing.