NG Africa Classic

Expertly researched and designed, National Geographic's Africa Wall Map is the authoritative map of Africa by which other reference maps are measured.

Product Features

• Signature Classic style map with bright, easy-to-read color palette featuring blue oceans and colorful borders.
• Background shows mountain ranges and valleys in subtle shaded relief, with mountain ranges labeled.
• Major water bodies are included, such as rivers, lakes, glaciers, oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and bathymetry.
• Clearly defined international boundaries, cities, islands, airports, and physical features.
• Thousands of place names are carefully and artfully placed to maintain legibility, even in heavily populated areas.
• Up-to-date international boundaries and territorial control reflect de facto status on the ground.
• Meticulously researched using multiple authoritative sources, including the United Nations and policies of individual governments.
• Accurate place names utilize a combination of conventional English names, official national names, and standard transliterations for non-Latin alphabets.
• Major landforms such as deserts, lava fields, swamps, dry salt lakes, intermittent lakes, salt deserts, and areas below sea level are displayed.
• Inset maps include the 10 island nations surrounding Africa, along with a climate and terrain topographic map of the continent.

Countries Shown

The map includes detailed depictions of the following countries:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Island Nations

The island nations shown are:
Canary Islands, Madeira Islands, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Bioko, and Cape Verde.