West Africa

Summary

West Africa is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,147 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Africa is in the country of Benin^[3].
• West Africa is in the country of Burkina Faso^[4].
• West Africa is in the country of Cape Verde^[5].
• West Africa is in the country of Ivory Coast^[6].
• West Africa is in the country of The Gambia^[7].
• West Africa is in the country of Ghana^[8].
• West Africa is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[9].
• West Africa is on the continent of Africa^[10].
• West Africa's instance of is recorded as region^[11].
• West Africa's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[12].
• West Africa's shares border with is recorded as North Africa^[13].
• West Africa's shares border with is recorded as Central Africa^[14].
• The location of West Africa was Africa^[15].
• West Africa is part of Africa^[16].
• West Africa's Commons category is recorded as West Africa^[17].
• West Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12, 'lon': 3}^[18].
• West Africa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Africa^[19].
• West Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Africa^[20].
• West Africa's Commons gallery is recorded as West Africa^[21].
• West Africa has a population of {'amount': '+429459920'}^[22].
• West Africa's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:West Africa^[23].
• West Africa's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• West Africa's studied by is recorded as West African studies^[25].
• West Africa's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus^[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Benin^[3], a sovereign state^[27], founded in 1960^[28]; Burkina Faso^[4], a sovereign state^[29], in Burkina Faso^[30], founded in 1960^[31]; Cape Verde^[5], a sovereign state^[32], in Cape Verde^[33], founded in 1975^[34]; Ivory Coast^[6], a sovereign state^[35], in Ivory Coast^[36], founded in 1960^[37]; The Gambia^[7], a sovereign state^[38], in The Gambia^[39], founded in 1965^[40], headquartered in Banjul^[41]; and Ghana^[8], a sovereign state^[42], in Portuguese Empire^[43], founded in 1957^[44]. West Africa is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[9]. It is on the continent of Africa^[10]. It is part of Africa^[16].

Physical Characteristics

West Africa has a population of {'amount': '+429459920'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[11] and cultural region^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for West Africa include Eco^[45], a currency^[46], in Ghana^[47].

Why It Matters

West Africa ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,147 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Eco^[45], a currency^[46], in Ghana^[47].