World and continents
Blank map of South America
Printable blank map of South America with country outlines. Blank, labeled, colored, or with major cities, free to download as PDF, PNG, or SVG.
- Shapes
- 13 countries
- Projection
- Mercator
- Downloads
- PDF · PNG · SVG
- License
- Public domain
Drawing the map…
Version
Outlines only, for quizzes and coloring
Print or PDF
US Letter, landscape, 300 dpi. Print sends the vector map straight to your printer.
Image files
Sharp to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi.
No watermark, no signup. Public-domain outlines, drawn in your browser; nothing is uploaded. The SVG has one named path per shape, ready for Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma.
What this map shows
The 13 countries and territories that Natural Earth assigns to South America, on a Mercator projection fitted to the continent. Small island states can be a few pixels across at this scale.
Countries on this sheet: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
The with-cities version labels 40 places, starting with São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Bogota, Santiago, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre.
The 13 countries on the sheet by area
Areas are measured on the sphere from the Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, so they differ slightly from official figures. Brazil is the largest at 8,499,424 km², 48% of the land drawn.
| # | Name | Area, km² | Centroid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8,499,424 | -10.64, -53.22 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2,782,711 | -34.68, -64.76 |
| 3 | Peru | 1,296,283 | -9.11, -74.42 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1,139,437 | 3.90, -73.08 |
| 5 | Bolivia | 1,090,274 | -16.68, -64.70 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 914,313 | 7.12, -66.17 |
| 7 | Chile | 737,444 | -36.07, -71.06 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 400,901 | -23.21, -58.44 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 255,659 | -1.42, -78.75 |
| 10 | Guyana | 211,931 | 4.79, -58.98 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 177,570 | -32.79, -56.03 |
| 12 | Suriname | 145,559 | 4.13, -55.91 |
| 13 | Falkland Is. | 11,390 | -51.75, -59.35 |
Country sheets in South America
Click a shape on the map above to open its own sheet, or pick one here.
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.
Questions people ask
Is this South America map free to use?
Yes. The boundaries are public domain, and you may print, share, and publish the map, including commercially.
How do I print it?
Pick a version and a page size, then press Print to send the vector map to your printer, or Download PDF for a 300 dpi file sized to US Letter, A4, Tabloid, or A3.
Can I edit the map?
Yes. Download the SVG and open it in Inkscape, Illustrator, or any vector editor.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Natural Earth 1:50m boundaries and populated places.
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.