Blank Map of Germany

Printable map of Germany with all 16 states, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG (image)

PDF (print)

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

Germany at a glance

States on the map	16
Area of the shapes drawn	357,177 km² · 137,907 mi²
Largest state by area	Bavaria — 69,960 km²
Smallest state by area	Free Hanseatic Bremen — 385 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hamburg, Essen, Duisburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 16 states of Germany

State	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Baden-Württemberg	36,094	13,936
Bavaria	69,960	27,012
Berlin	888	343
Brandenburg	29,986	11,578
Free Hanseatic Bremen	385	149
Hamburg	772	298
Hesse	20,985	8,102
Lower Saxony	47,511	18,344
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	23,161	8,943
North Rhine-Westphalia	34,486	13,315
Rhineland-Palatinate	20,074	7,751
Saarland	2,651	1,024
Saxony	18,142	7,005
Saxony-Anhalt	20,632	7,966
Schleswig-Holstein	15,404	5,948
Thuringia	16,046	6,195

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each state.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour states by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each state is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so states keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 1784 × 2400 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching states share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small states may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many states are on this map of Germany?

16. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each state. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 1784 × 2400 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.