Maps of the World
Maps are essential tools for understanding how the world is organized. Political maps define national boundaries and show the geographic relationships between countries, states, cities, regions, bodies of water, islands, and continents. Maps have been a key component of Britannica’s content since we published our first edition in 1768.
The table below gathers examples of Britannica’s extensive collection of modern maps of countries, territories, and political dependencies of the world, all created by our in-house cartography team. Larger versions of the maps can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail images, and articles exploring the land, people, economy, government, cultural life, and history of the individual countries and territories pictured in the maps can be accessed via the links below the images.
Maps of the World is a companion to the special feature Flags and Anthems of the World.
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