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As "west Africa" is a general geographic location the number of countries within this region is open for interpretation.
There are generally speaking 17 countries within this area:
Benin
Côte d'Ivoire
Cape Verde
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
and Chad
According to the United Nations, West Africa is made up of sixteen countries that equal around 5 million square km.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoWest Africa contains 19 countries. They include...
- Cape Verde
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Morocco
- Mauritania
- Senegal
- The Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
- Liberia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Togo
- Benin
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoI don't know if I'm right but 19 countries make up central and southern Africa.
9=central 10=southern
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago53 countries!
Wiki User
∙ 15y agonear the equater
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not really technically only south Africa is divided from the rest of Africa as it is a country on its own. North , East and West Africa is many little countries all together. That is correct. West East, Central, and Northern African.
How many independent countries are in Africa?
There are 54 independent countries in Africa.
Country in Africa that borders Somalia?
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Where in Africa did the slaves who traveled to the west indies come from?
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Because there is so an diifferent water periods and time dates
What region of Africa did slave originate?
West Africa and the countries there
What kind of government did West Africa have?
Many of the western afriacn countries are democracies
List of West Africa countries and their export commodities?
west african countries and thier exports
What are two countries in west Africa and west central Africa that have almost the same name?
Nigeria and Niger
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The question should be how many countries speak English In Africa. Most East African countries like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania speak English. Also south africa, Nigeria, and ghan in West Africa
List of countries zip code in west Africa?
West Africa does not have ZIP Codes. Only the USA and the Philippines have ZIP Codes. Many other countries have other systems of postal codes, postcodes, PIN Codes, etc.
Is Africa a continent and a country?
no. but there are many many countries in Africa
What are three countries in the west of Africa?
Gambia, Ghana. Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, etc. West Africa has been defined as having 18 countries
What is the official language of west Africa?
The following 6 West African countries have English as their official (or co-official) language:CameroonThe GambiaGhanaLiberiaNigeriaSierra Leone
Africa is divided into west east north and central Africa is this correct?
not really technically only south Africa is divided from the rest of Africa as it is a country on its own. North , East and West Africa is many little countries all together. That is correct. West East, Central, and Northern African.
What influence did gold have on the empires of west africa?
it MADE AFRICA WEALTHY, Because gold was used as money for many countries in that time.
How does South Africa compares to other African countries?
because it is in the South of Africa whereas other countries are in the north, south and west of Africa
