West Africa Map With Countries

Map of the worlds second-largest and second-most-populous continent located on the African continental plate. Presently these countries form a separate region called Magreb. The region has a long history of post-colonial civil wars that have created an obstacle to economic development. In north Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Western Africa Countries History Map Population Facts Britannica

West Africa was mostly colonized by Great Britain and France.

West Africa Map With Countries. West Africa also called Western Africa and the West of Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. The West Africa outline map is provided. In line with the current membership of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS West Africa has been defined in Africa as including the fifteen countries of Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria.

Burkina Faso Nigeria Senegal Cape Verde Gambia Liberia Mali Ghana Ivory Coast Mauritania Niger Sierra Leone Guinea Guinea-Bissau Sao Tome and Principe and Togo. The outline map includes a list of neighboring countries major cities major landforms and bodies of water of West Africa. A student may use the blank West Africa outline map to practice locating these political features.

In line with the current membership of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS West Africa has been defined in Africa as including the fifteen countries of Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone and Togo. West African Countries Map The UN subregion West Africa does not include Western Sahara Morocco Algeria and Tunisia. There are basically eighteen counties that made up West Africa.

Political Map Of West Africa Nations Online Project