political maps
Nation boundary charts
Political maps show territories divided by human-made boundaries rather than natural features.
They display countries, states, provinces, cities, and capitals—the jurisdictions people have created.
Unlike physical maps showing mountains and rivers, political maps emphasize borders, administrative divisions, and place names: The political map of Europe has been redrawn many times since 1900.
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
- voting districtsGeographic areas for elections
- borderOuter edge or limit
- state linesBoundaries between provinces
- border disputesConflicts over boundaries
legend · color coded · province · sovereignty · swing states · red states · blue states · disputed territories · nation-state · demarcation · scale · gerrymandering · exclave · colonialism · partition · land grab · annexation · municipality
- map typesroad atlas, geological survey, map projections, state parks map
- French mapscity plans, topography, hydrography
- South Asian MapsHimalayas, Ganges
- Timor-Leste maps
- Georgian cartographyborder changes, Iberia
- Soviet mapsSoviet republics, Soviet era, Leningrad, geological surveys, transport networks
political mapsphysical maps
Charts showing terrain features
topographic maps · relief maps · terrain maps · elevation maps · contour maps