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Economic Community of West African States

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Economic Community of West African States

Summary

Economic Community of West African States is a Regional Economic Communities[1]. It draws 6,038 Wikipedia views per month (regional_economic_communities category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Economic Community of West African States's field of work was economic integration[3].
  • Economic Community of West African States's field of work was military policy[4].
  • Economic Community of West African States is located in West Africa[5].
  • Economic Community of West African States's instance of is recorded as Regional Economic Communities[6].
  • Economic Community of West African States's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization[7].
  • Economic Community of West African States's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • Economic Community of West African States's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Economic Community of West African States's official language is recorded as Portuguese[10].
  • Economic Community of West African States's headquarters location is recorded as Abuja[11].
  • Economic Community of West African States's Commons category is recorded as Economic Community of West African States[12].
  • Economic Community of West African States's chairperson is recorded as Bola Ahmed Tinubu[13].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises ECOWAS Parliament[14].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises ECOWAS Court[15].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises West African Health Organisation[16].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Benin[17].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Cape Verde[18].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises The Gambia[19].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Ghana[20].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Guinea[21].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Guinea-Bissau[22].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Ivory Coast[23].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Liberia[24].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Nigeria[25].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Senegal[26].
  • Economic Community of West African States comprises Sierra Leone[27].

Body

Founding

May 28, 1975 marks the founding of Economic Community of West African States[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Economic Community of West African States'}[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest'}[30], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental'}[31]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ECOWAS'}[32], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CEDEAO'}[33], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'CEDEAO'}[34], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'CEDEAO'}[35], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ЭКОВАС'}[36], and {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'ЕКОВАС'}[37].

Leadership

Economic Community of West African States's chairperson is recorded as Bola Ahmed Tinubu[13].

Operations

Economic Community of West African States's headquarters location is recorded as Abuja[11].

Industry

Fields of work include economic integration[3] and military policy[4], a type of policy[38].

Why It Matters

Economic Community of West African States draws 6,038 Wikipedia views per month (regional_economic_communities category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Niger (5th edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Niger (5th edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Niger (5th edition). wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Niger (5th edition). wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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