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2. www.britannica.com › place › western-AfricaWestern Africa | Countries, History, Map, Population, & Facts

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   3 days ago · western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_AfricaWest Africa - Wikipedia

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   West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin , Burkina Faso , Cape Verde , The Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Sierra Leone , and Togo , as well as Saint Helena, Ascension ...

   • Demonym: West African
   • Dependencies: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

   • Area: 5,112,903 km² (1,974,103 sq mi) (7th)
   • Population: 418,544,337 (2021 est.) (3rd), 381,981,000 (female: 189,672,000; male: 192,309,000 (2017 est.)

4. www.mapsofworld.com › western-africa-mapMap of West Africa | Western Africa Map - Maps of World

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   West Africa Map. Explore the West African region with our interactive Map of West Africa, featuring countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Discover the diverse geography, rich history, and cultural heritage of this vibrant area. Buy Printed Map.

   Country	Capital
   Benin	Porto-Novo
   Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
   Cabo Verde	Praia
   Cote d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro

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   What countries are in West Africa?

   • Explore the West African region with our interactive Map of West Africa, featuring countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Discover the diverse geography, rich history, and cultural heritage of this vibrant area. Description : Map of West Africa showing countries which are in western region of Africa.

   Map of West Africa | Western Africa Map - Maps of World

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   Where is West Africa located?

   • By convention, West Africa is the western part of Africa, bounded in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and in the north by the Sahara and the Sahel, a beltlike semiarid transition zone between the Sahara desert and the Sudanian Savanna.

   Political Map of West Africa - Nations Online Project

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   What does West Africa mean?

   • The term West Africa is also often used to refer to this part of the continent. As conventionally understood, however, West Africa is primarily a political and economic designation and comprises all the areas considered here except Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and the Saharan parts of Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.

   Western Africa | Countries, History, Map, Population, & Facts

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   What are the bioclimatic regions of West Africa?

   • Bioclimatic regions of West Africa. West Africa has five different climate and vegetation zones, which extend like belts from west to east. These bioclimatic zones are known as the Saharan, Sahelian, Sudanian, Guinean, and Guineo-Congolian Regions.

   Political Map of West Africa - Nations Online Project

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6. mapcarta.com › West_AfricaWest Africa Map - Africa - Mapcarta

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   West Africa is the most densely populated area of Africa. It is in many ways both the continent's most difficult place for travel and potentially its most rewarding. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map.

7. ontheworldmap.com › africa › map-of-west-africaMap of West Africa - Ontheworldmap.com

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   Oct 6, 2023 · Map of West Africa. This map shows governmental boundaries, countries and their capitals in West Africa. Countries of West Africa: Burkina Faso , Nigeria , Senegal , Cape Verde , Gambia , Liberia , Mali , Ghana , Ivory Coast, Mauritania , Niger , Sierra Leone , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Sao Tome and Principe and Togo .

8. www.nationsonline.org › oneworld › mapPolitical Map of West Africa - Nations Online Project

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   Political Map of West Africa. The map shows West Africa with countries, international borders, national capitals, and major cities. You are free to use above map for educational purposes (fair use), please refer to the Nations Online Project.

9. open.lib.umn.edu › chapter › 7-3-west-africa7.3 West Africa – World Regional Geography

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   This map shows the region of West Africa as defined in this chapter. The African Transition Zone crosses the middle of this region. Updated from map courtesy of University of Texas Libraries. The terms “state” and “country” are often used interchangeably by the world community outside of the United States.