Countries in Western Africa and Current President
Africa is a large continent, full of natural resources, due to their rich culture and a blessed region without any natural disasters, many others countries feel to acclaim its wealth. Africa is sub-divided int five
i. Western Africa
ii. Northern Africa
iii. Eastern Africa
iv. Southern Africa
v. Middle Africa
Well, our main focus Will be on western Africa, and some of things about them including capital, calling code, current president, year of independence, area, population, Internet domain, language and density. Below are countries in Western Africa
1. BENIN
Benin is a country in west Africa, a french speaking west Africa nation. In Abomey, Dahomey’s former capital, the historical museums occupies two royal places with bas-reliefs recounting the kingdom’s past and a throne mounted with human skulls. To north, pendjari. National park offers safaris with elephants, hippo and lions. The country experience economic growth over few years and one of largest economic cotton producer. In Africa and it ranks among the world’s poorest countries.
Currency: west Africa Franc
Capital: Porto-Novo
Calling Code: +229
President: Patrice Talon
Independence: 1st August 1960
Area: 112,622km²
Population: 11,733,059
Internet Domain: .bj
Language: French
Density: 96.61/km²
BUKINA-FASO
Bukina Faso is a country in west Africa, which was about 274,200 square kilometers and shared border with Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the South and ivory coast to the southeast.
Currency: west African CFA Franc(xof)
Capital Ouagadougou
Calling code: +226
President: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Independence: 5 August 1960
Area: 274,200km²
Population: 20,870,060
Internet domain: .bf
Language: French
Density: 65.38/km²
CAPE VERDE
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country in the central Atlantic ocean, consisting of ten volcanic island with a combined landa area about 4,033 square kilometers.
Currency: Cape Verde an escudo (CVE)
Capital: Praia
Calling Code: +238
President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca
Independence: 5th July 1975
Area: 4,033km²
Population: 550,483
Internet domain: .cv
Language: Portuguese
Density: 126.04/km²
THE GAMBIA
The Gambia is a small west African country boarded by Senegal with narrow Atlantic. The abundant wildlife in it’s kiang west national park and BAO Bolong witland reserves include monkeys, hyenes, hippos, leopards and rare birds.
Currency: Gambia dalasi
Capital: Banjul
Calling Code: +220
president: Adama Barrow
Independence: 18 February 1965
Area: 11,295km²
Population: 2,347,706
Internet domain: .gm
Language: English
Density: 174.42/km²
GHANA
Ghana is actually a country in west Africa. Its spans along the gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic ocean, sharing boarders with the Ivory coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east, the Gulf in Atlantic ocean in the south. In the iron age, iron were used to fashion spare and sword used against their enemies and to protect their territory.
Currency: Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
Capital: Accra
Calling code: + 233
President: Nana Akufo-Addo
Independence: 6th march 1957
Area: 238,533km²
Population: 30,280,811
Internet domain: .gh
Language: English, Asante, Fante
Density: 113.13/km²
GUINEA
Guinea shared boardered on west by the Atlantic ocean. It’s known for the mount Nimba strict nature reserve, in the southeast. The reserve protects a Forester mountain range rich in native plants and animals including viviparous toad and chimpanzees.
The country has abundant natural resources including 25% more of the bauxite reservess. Guinea has diamond, gold and other metals. It also has a great potential for hydroelectric power.
Currency: Guinean franc (GNF)
Capital: Conakry
Callin code: +224
President: Alpha Condé
Independence: 16th January 1959
Area: 245,857km²
Population: 12,218,357
Internet domain: .gn
Language: French
Density: 50.22/km²
GUINEA-BISSAU
Guinea Bissau is a tropical country on west Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife.
Currency: West African franc
Capital: Bissau
Calling code: +245
President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Indepedence: 24th September 1973
Area: 36,125km²
Population: 1,604,528
Internet domain: .gw
Language: Crioulo, Portuguese
Density: 49.49/km²
IVORY COAST
Côte d’ Ivoire same as Ivory coast. It’s has beach resorts, rainforests and french colonial legacy. Abidjan is the country’s urban centers. It’s modern landmarks include zigguratlike, Concrete la pyramide andst paust Paul’s cathedral.
Currency: west African franc
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Calling code: +225
President: Alassene Ouattar
Independence: 7th August 1960
Area: 322,463km²
Population: 25,823,071
Internet domain: .ci
Language: French
LIBERIA
Liberia is a country in west Africa. She shared boarder with sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’ Ivoire. 5he capital city of Monrovia is the home to the Liberia national museum with it’s exhibition on national culture and history. Liberia is 171 years old but also one of the youngest countries.
Currency: Liberian dollar (LRD)
Capital: Monrovia
Calling code: +231
President: George Weah
Independence: 26th July 1847
Area: 111,369km²
Population: 4,475,353
Internet domain: .ir
Language: English
Density: 40. 44/km²
MALI
Mali officially the republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in west Africa. Mali is the largest country in Africa.
Currency: West African franc
Capital: Bamako
Calling code: +223
President: Incumbent Assimi Goïta
Independence: 22th September 1960
Area: 1,240,192km²
Population: 19,973,000
Internet domain: .ml
Language: French
Density:13.11/km²
MAURITANIA
Mauritania, officially an Islamic republic of Mauritania. It is the twenty eight largest country or dependency in the world. The eleventh largest country lying entirely below an attitude 1000metres.
Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya
Capital: Nouakchott
Calling code: +222
President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Independence: 28th November 1960
Area: 4,007,347km²
Population: 4,080,244
Language: Arabic
Internet domain: .Mr
Density: 38.98/km²
NIGERIA
Nigeria is an African country on Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Protected Area such as Cross River National spark and Yankari National park have waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primates habitats. One of the most recognizable sites is the Zuma Rock.
Currency: Naria and Kobo
Capital: Abuja
Calling code: +234
President: Muhammadu Buhari
Independence: 1st October 1960
Area: 923,768km²
Population: 200,963,599
Internet domain: .ng
Language: English (major tribes)
Density: 1 98.67/km²
SENEGAL
It is officially the Republic of Senegal, in which African country. Senegal boarded by Mauritania in the north, Mali in the east, Guinea to southeast and GUINEA-BISSAU to the south west.
Currency: west African franc
Capital: Dakar
Calling code: +221
President: Macky Sall
Independence: 4th April 1960
Area: 196,722 km²
Population: 16,209,125
Internet domain: .sn
Language: French
Density: 76.08/km²
SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone is country in west Africa, on the Atlantic ocean. It is known for White sand beaches living the freetown peninsula.
Currency: Sierra Leonean leaone
Capital: Freetown
Calling code: +232
President: Juluis Maada Bio
Independence: 27th may 1962
Area: 71,740km²
Population: 7,901,454
Internet domain: .sl
Language: English
Density: 88.08/km²
TOGO
A West Africa nation on the Gulf of Guinea. Is also known for its palm-lined beaches and hilltop villages. In the capital of lomé, are the multistory Grand marche bazaar and fetish marcit.
Currency: West African franc
Capital: Lomé
Calling code: +228
President: Faire Gnassingbé
Independence: 27th April 1960
Area: 56,785km²
Population: 7,538,000
Internet domain: .tg
Language: French
Density: 126.28/km²
