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Download Free Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Oceania, Central America, South America & North America ArcGIS Shapefile Map Layers

<-- Main Free GIS Maps & ArcGIS Shapefiles

ESRI ArcGIS ( Arc - GIS ) shapefiles are the industry standard and work with most all GIS programs including ESRI ArcView, ArcExplorer, ArcGIS, and Maptitude, Mapinfo, Manifold, Mapwindow, Mapguide and other free and open source software applications. Each shapefile set includes: roads, buildings, natural features, places, points of interest, railways, and waterways.

If you are new to GIS and shapefiles and want to learn more about cartography and digital geography, check this brief introduction. Also, you can use our free Learn2Map GIS Tutorial & Atlas and included free software to create your own GIS projects viewing and combining these and other free ArcGIS shapefiles.

Jump to: Africa - Antarctica - Asia & Middle East - Australia & Oceania - Central America - Europe - North America - South America

Africa Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    Africa Countries and Places:
    Algeria
    Angola
    Burkin Faso
    Burundi
    Botswana
    Cameroon
    Canary Islands
    Central African Republic
    Chad
    Comoros
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Djibouti
    Egypt
    Equitorial Guinea
    Ethiopia
    Gabon
    Ghana
    Guinea
    Ivory Coast
    Liberia
    Libya
    Madagascar
    Mali
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Morocco
    Namibia
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Senegal
    Sierra Leone
    Somolia
    South Africa - Lesetho
    Sudan
    Swaziland
    Tanzania
    Togo
    Tunisia
    Uganda
    Western Sahara
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe
    Return Soon - More to Come.

Antarctica ArcGIS Shapefiles

Asia Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    Asia & Middle East Countries and Places:
    Afghanistan
    Azerbaijan
    Bahrain
    Bangladesh
    Bhutan
    Cambodia
    China
    Cyprus
    East Timor
    Gaza
    Gaza-Bbox
    GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
    Hong Kong
    India
        Andhra Pradesh
        Assam
        Bihar
        Chandigarh
        Dadra Nagar Haveli
        Daman Diu
        Dehli
        Goa
        Gujarat
        Haryana
        Himachal Pradesh
        Jharkhand
        Karnataka
        Kerala
        Lakshadweep
        Madhya Pradesh
        Maharashtra
        Manipur
        Meghalaya
        Mizoram
        Nagaland
        Puducherry
        Rajasthan
        Tamil Nadu
        Uttar Pradash
        West Bengal
        Also see disputed states below
    Indonesia
    Iran
    Iraq
    Israel
    Japan
    Jordan
    Kazakhstan
    Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan
    Laos
    Lebanon
    Macao
    Malaysia
    Mongolia
    Myanmar
    Nepal
    North Korea
    Oman
    Pakistan
    Palestine
    Philippines
    Qatar
    Russia Asian Portion
    Saudi Arabia
    South Korea
    Sri Lanka
    Syria
        Aleppo
        Ar Raqqah
        As Suwayda
        Dar A
        Damascus
        Dayr Az Zawr
        Hamah
        Hasaka
        Homs
        Idlib
        Lattakia
        Quneitra
        Rif Dimashq
        Tartus
    Tajikistan
    Thailand
    Turkey
    Turkmenistan
    United Arab Emirates
    Uzbekistan
    Vietnam
    Yemen

    Asia Disputed States:

    Arunachal Pradesh
    Jammu Kashmir
    Orissa
    Sikkim
    Return Soon - More to Come.

    Note: Gaza-Bbox is a larger area than
    the Gaza administrative boundaries.

Australia Oceania Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    Australia / Oceania Countries and Places:
    Return Soon - More to Come.

    Marshall Islands

    Central America Countries and Places:
    Belize
    Costa Rica
    Cuba
    El Salvador
    Guatemala
    Haiti - Dominican Republic
    Honduras
    Mexico
    Nicaragua
    Panama

Europe Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    Europe Countries and Places:
    Albania
    Alps
    Andorra
    Austria
    Azores
    Belarus
    Belgium
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Bulgaria
    Crotia
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Estonia
    Faroe Islands
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Great Britain
        England
            Leicestershire
            Nottinghamshire
        Scotland
        Wales
    FYRO Macedonia
    Greece
    Hungary
    Iceland
    Isle of Man
    Italy
    Kosovo
    Latvia
    Liechtenstein
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Malta
    Moldova
    Monaco
    Montenegro
    Netherlands
    Norway
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Russia European Portion
    Serbia
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Ukraine
    Return Soon - More to Come.

North America Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    North America Countries and Places:

    Canada Provinces & Territories:
    Alberta
    British Columbia
    Manitoba
    New Brunswick
    Newfoundland & Labrador
    Northwest Territories
    Nova Scotia
    Nunavet
    Ontario
    Prince Edward Island
    Quebec
    Saskatchewan
    Yukon Territory

    U.S. States

    Return Soon - More to Come.

South America Continent ArcGIS Shapefiles - These are less detailed continent-wide shapefiles. More detailed country-level shapefiles are listed below.

    South America Countries and Places:
    Argentina
    Bolivia
    Brazil
    Chile
    Colombia
    Peru
    Return Soon - More to Come.

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