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West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).
The West Region (French: Région de l'Ouest) is 14,000 km 2 of territory located in the central-western portion of the Republic of Cameroon.It borders the Northwest Region to the northwest, the Adamawa Region to the northeast, the Centre Region to the southeast, the Littoral Region to the southwest, and the Southwest Region to the west.
Detail showing the Bight of Biafra from a map by Herman Moll, 1729, showing "NEGROLAND and GUINEA. With the European Settlements, Explaining what belongs to England, Holland, Denmark etc. Date: 1729: Source: Atlas Minor, originally published in 1727." 20.1 X 27 cm. Published in London. The map shows the area from the Tropic of Cancer to Cameroon.
A 1729 map titled: "NEGROLAND and GUINEA, with the European settlements. Explaining what belongs to England, Holland, Denmark & c. By H. Moll Geographer". Negroland, Nigrita, [1] or Nigritia, [2] is an archaic term in European mapping, referring to Europeans' descriptions of West Africa as an area populated with negroes.
Regions of West Africa by country (10 C, 11 P) B. Geography of Benin (14 C, 9 P) Geography of Burkina Faso (15 C, 7 P) C. Geography of Cape Verde (15 C, 7 P) G.
Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire) is the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa.It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo and Benin, and covers a total land area of 142,114 km 2 (54,871 sq mi).
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, located southwest of Algeria. It lies between latitudes 10° and 25°N , and longitudes 13°W and 5°E . Mali borders Algeria to the north-northeast , Niger to the east , Burkina Faso to the south-east , Ivory Coast to the south , Guinea to the south-west , and Senegal to the west and Mauritania to ...
The location of Benin An enlargeable map of Benin. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Benin: . Benin – country in West Africa. [1] It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin.