West Africa Map, West Africa Counties and Capitals

West Africa Counties and Capitals - West Africa is a region located in the western part of the African continent. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Sahara Desert to the north, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The West Africa is divided into 16 countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

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The westernmost part of Africa is called West Africa or Western Africa. According to the United Nations Western Africa consists of 16 countries and they are 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 and Tristan da Cunha. According to the most recent United Nations estimates, the population of Western Africa is 425,451,643. Western Africa ranks third in Africa by population among sub regions. Western Africa has a population density of 66 people per square kilometer. 47.7% of the population lives in cities. The total land area is 6,064,060 square kilometers (2,341,346 sq. miles). One of the fastest developing regions on the African continent, both economically and demographically, is the Western Africa.

Western Africa has a varied geography, a great biodiversity, and a rich ecological system. The dry Sahara to the north and east, which produces dry winds during the Harmattan, and the wet Atlantic climate to the south and west, which produces seasonal monsoons, both have a significant impact on the climate and environment. Subsistence agriculture is the Western Africa’s primary economic activity. West Africa also extracts minerals, diamonds, and oil in varying quantities. There are many sovereign governments in Western Africa, many of which are economically impoverished and have quickly growing populations. There has been a lot of international and foreign help.

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Major cities in Western Africa include Abidjan, Ivory Coast Accra, Ghana, Bamako, Mali, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Banjul, The Gambia, Conakry, Guinea, Cotonou, Benin, Dakar, Senegal, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Kumasi, Ghana, Lagos, Nigeria, Ibadan, Nigeria, Lomé, Togo, Calabar, Nigeria, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Monrovia, Liberia, Abuja, Nigeria, Cape Coast, Ghana, and Timbuktu, Mali.

Western Africa captivates tourists with its bright art, magnificent scenery, and rich culture. Some of the best places to visit in

Western Africa are Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Togo, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and so on.

In West Africa, there are more than 400 different ethnic groupings speaking over 2,000 languages. The area is renowned for its diverse musical and dancing traditions. In addition, it is home to a number of historical sites, such as Ghana's slave castles and Timbuktu, an old city in Mali.

West Africa Countries and Capitals