🌍 Labeled Political Map of Africa

The labeled map of Africa is a printable political map that names all 54 countries of the continent and marks their capital cities, and it comes in two free versions as a JPEG and a PDF, with a paid bundle adding four more. Both free versions name every country; they differ in how much detail sits around the names.

Because the countries and capitals are already written on it, this is the reference sheet: the one to check answers against, pin to a wall, or hand out when the exercise is about reading a map rather than filling one in. For the version students complete themselves, use the blank Africa map, or pair the two, one to work on and one to mark from.

It pairs well with our Africa geography worksheets. For the neighbouring continents, see the labeled continent maps.

The image below shows the printable labeled map of Africa with countries and capital cities.

Which Free Version Should You Download?

Both are free and both name all 54 countries and their capitals. The difference is what else is on the sheet.

One naming difference worth knowing before you print: the Political Map uses Eswatini, the country's name since 2018, while the Labeled Map still prints the older Swaziland. Everything else on both is current.

Africa Maps Bundle

The two maps above are free. The bundle adds four more versions of the same continent:

• Africa Map with Countries and Capitals
• Africa Map with Countries
• Africa Map with Capital Cities
• Political map of Africa with Europe and the Middle East

The bundle includes PDF and JPEG versions of all maps. The free maps and the bundle maps are different files, so you can add them all to your cart for a complete Africa maps collection.

The 54 Countries of Africa and Their Capitals

Africa has more countries than any other continent, 54 of them, and their capitals range from Cairo on the Mediterranean to Cape Town near the southern tip.

The Capitals That Catch People Out

Several African countries separate their official capital from the city where the government actually sits, which is why a quiz answer and a news report can disagree without either being wrong. The maps mark both cities where that happens.

About Africa

Africa covers about 30.4 million square kilometres, second only to Asia, and holds roughly 1.5 billion people with the youngest population of any continent. It is the only continent crossed by the Equator, both tropics and the Prime Meridian, which is why it sits squarely in the middle of most world maps. The Nile runs about 6,650 kilometres to the Mediterranean, the Congo carries more water than any river except the Amazon, and the Sahara covers some 9.2 million square kilometres, an area larger than the whole of Australia. Kilimanjaro rises to 5,895 metres in Tanzania, Lake Victoria is the continent's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest in the world. Algeria is the largest country by area and Nigeria by population, while the Seychelles is the smallest on both counts. Western Sahara appears on both maps but is not counted among the 54, because its status remains disputed.

Labeled Map of Africa Features

• Two free versions in high-resolution PDF and JPEG
• All 54 countries named and every capital city marked
• The Political Map adds oceans, seas, gulfs, great lakes, the Equator and both tropics, with a scale bar and a legend
• The Labeled Map extends past the coast to show southern Europe and the Middle East
• Sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping
• Paid bundle with four further versions, including one covering Africa with Europe and the Middle East
• Suitable for geography lessons, classroom reference, homework, revision and wall displays

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the questions people ask most about the free labeled map of Africa.

How to Get Your Printable Map

1. Choose the version you want above.
2. Click "Download now" for a free map, or add the bundle to your cart and check out.
3. Get your files instantly, then print or annotate them.

Who It's For

Students revising countries and capitals, teachers building classroom materials, homeschooling parents, and anyone who needs a named map of Africa for a project or a wall.

Download your labeled map of Africa now and use it for learning, geography reference, or your own map projects.