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CFA franc

two common currencies of 14 African countries
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CFA franc

Summary

CFA franc is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,793 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CFA franc's instance of is recorded as currency[3].
  • CFA franc's Commons category is recorded as CFA franc[4].
  • CFA franc comprises Central African CFA franc[5].
  • CFA franc comprises West African CFA franc[6].
  • CFA franc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CFA franc[7].
  • CFA franc's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'FCFA'}[8].

Body

Definition and Type

CFA franc's instance of is recorded as currency[3].

Use and Application

Components include Central African CFA franc[5], a currency[9], in Cameroon[10] and West African CFA franc[6], a currency[11], in Benin[12].

Why It Matters

CFA franc ranks in the top 9% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,793 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Central African CFA franc currency Mali Federation People's Republic of the Congo Republic of Upper Volta West African CFA franc

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). CFA franc. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cfa-franc
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cfa-franc_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{CFA franc}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cfa-franc}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → currency
    Instance of → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Central African CFA franc, West African CFA franc
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537576205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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