British West Africa

1821–1888 colonial entity in West Africa
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British West Africa

Summary

British West Africa is a territory[1]. It draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (territory category, ranking #61 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • British West Africa is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British West Africa's instance of is recorded as territory[4].
  • British West Africa's instance of is recorded as group[5].
  • British West Africa's capital is recorded as Freetown[6].
  • British West Africa's flag image is recorded as Flag of the British West Africa Settlements (1870–1888).svg[7].
  • British West Africa's coat of arms image is recorded as Badge of the British West Africa Settlements (1870-1888).svg[8].
  • British West Africa's locator map image is recorded as British West Africa.PNG[9].
  • British West Africa's Commons category is recorded as British West Africa[10].
  • +1780-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British West Africa[11].
  • British West Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.833333333333334, 'lon': 2.183333333333333}[12].
  • British West Africa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/084n_w[13].
  • British West Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British West Africa[14].
  • British West Africa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'British West Africa'}[15].
  • British West Africa's has part is recorded as colony[16].
  • British West Africa's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Britisk_Vest-Afrika[17].
  • British West Africa's Krugosvet article is recorded as istoriya/BRITANSKAYA_ZAPADNAYA_AFRIKA.html[18].
  • British West Africa's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of British West Africa[19].
  • British West Africa's PM20 geo code is recorded as C54[20].
  • British West Africa's National Historical Museums of Sweden ID is recorded as geo/12DEBF26-2FB5-4F2D-BFFD-BF701F935402[21].

Body

Geography

British West Africa is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include territory[4] and group[5].

History and Context

+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British West Africa[11].

Why It Matters

British West Africa draws 169 Wikipedia views per month (territory category, ranking #61 of 214).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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