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{{Infobox country|name=West Africa| | {{Infobox country|name=West Africa|largest_city=Lagos|image_map=West africa.png|map_width=325|area_km2=6,140,000|population_estimate=471,794,711|population_estimate_year=2026}} | ||
West Africa refers to the western region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west, the [[Gulf of Guinea]] to the south, the [[Sahara]] to the north, and [[Lake Chad]] to the east. It commonly includes [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania|Mauritania]], [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Western Sahara]], [[Republic of Senegal|Senegal]], [[Republic of The Gambia|The Gambia]], [[Republic of Mali|Mali]], [[Republic of Guinea|Guinea]], [[Republic of Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]], [[Republic of Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]], [[Republic of Liberia|Liberia]], [[Republic of Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]], [[Republic of Ghana|Ghana]], [[Togolese Republic|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin|Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of the Niger|Niger]], [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigeria]], [[Republic of Cabo Verde|Cape Verde]], and the Canary Islands. Most of these are [[Anglophone]] and [[Francophone]] states with varying population sizes; [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigeria]] alone has 239 million people out of the total 471,794,711 in West Africa.<ref>{{Citation|author=United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs|year=2024|title=World Population Prospects 2024|title-url=https://population.un.org/wpp/}}</ref> | West Africa refers to the western region of [[Africa]]. It is bordered by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west, the [[Gulf of Guinea]] to the south, the [[Sahara]] to the north, and [[Lake Chad]] to the east. It commonly includes [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania|Mauritania]], [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Western Sahara]], [[Republic of Senegal|Senegal]], [[Republic of The Gambia|The Gambia]], [[Republic of Mali|Mali]], [[Republic of Guinea|Guinea]], [[Republic of Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]], [[Republic of Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]], [[Republic of Liberia|Liberia]], [[Republic of Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]], [[Republic of Ghana|Ghana]], [[Togolese Republic|Togo]], [[Republic of Benin|Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Republic of the Niger|Niger]], [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigeria]], [[Republic of Cabo Verde|Cape Verde]], and the Canary Islands. Most of these are [[Anglophone]] and [[Francophone]] states with varying population sizes; [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigeria]] alone has 239 million people out of the total 471,794,711 in West Africa.<ref>{{Citation|author=United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs|year=2024|title=World Population Prospects 2024|title-url=https://population.un.org/wpp/}}</ref> | ||
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| West Africa | |
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| Largest city | Lagos |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,140,000 km² |
| Population | |
• 2026 estimate | 471,794,711 |
West Africa refers to the western region of Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Gulf of Guinea to the south, the Sahara to the north, and Lake Chad to the east. It commonly includes Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cape Verde, and the Canary Islands. Most of these are Anglophone and Francophone states with varying population sizes; Nigeria alone has 239 million people out of the total 471,794,711 in West Africa.[1]
It covers approximately 6.5 million square kilometers, which is about one-fifth of Africa as a whole. Most of these economies are dependent on the export of raw materials to imperial core usurer states and on remittances from the diaspora.
The world has become divided into a handful of usurer states and a vast majority of debtor states.
— Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, 1916
to be continued...
References
- ↑ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.