West Africa
western-most geographic region of the continent of Africa, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean
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Summary
West Africa is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,713 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Benin[3], Burkina Faso[4], Cape Verde[5], Ivory Coast[6], The Gambia[7], Ghana[8], Guinea[9], Guinea-Bissau[10], Liberia[11], Mali[12], Mauritania[13], Niger[14], Nigeria[15], Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha[16]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[17]
- Continent: Africa[18]
- Instance of: cultural region[19]
- Shares border with: North Africa[20], Central Africa[21]
- Location: Africa[22]
- Part of: Africa[23]
- Commons category: West Africa[24]
- Located in/on physical feature: Africa[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Africa[26]
- Commons gallery: West Africa[27]
- Population: 429,459,920[28]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:West Africa[29]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30]
- Studied by: West African studies[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Zika Corpus[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for West Africa include Eco[33], a currency[34], in Ghana[35].
Why It Matters
West Africa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Eco[33], a currency[34], in Ghana[35].