Blank map of China

What this map shows

The national outline of China, in Asia, on a Mercator projection fitted to the country. Where the Natural Earth 1:50m file has first-level divisions, such as states or provinces, the sheet draws them instead of a single outline.

The with-cities version marks 40 places: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenyeng, Dongguan, Chengdu, Xian, Nanjing, Guiyang, Harbin, Ürümqi, Changchun, Dalian, Zibo, Hangzhou, Kunming, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Changsha, Lanzhou, Xiamen, Jinxi, Shijiazhuang, Jilin, Wenzhou, Nanchang, Nanchong, Nanning, Zaozhuang, Yantai, Xuzhou, Linyi and Baotou.

Answer key: the 31 divisions of China

Natural Earth draws 31 first-level divisions of China. Xinjiang is the largest at about 1,628,326 km², 17% of the country, and Shanghai the smallest at 5,709 km². Areas and centroids are measured on the sphere from the 1:50m outlines. Neighbors drawn around it: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

Versions, printing and license

Every sheet comes blank, labeled, colored, or with cities. Print it straight from the browser as vectors, or download a 300 dpi PDF sized for US Letter, A4, Tabloid, or A3, a PNG up to 4,800 pixels, or an editable SVG with one named path per shape. Tall regions get a portrait sheet so they fill the page. The outlines are public domain, so you may print and publish the map, including commercially. The blank maps page explains each version, print sizes, and the license in full.