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West Africa is a major subregion of Africa, defined by the United Nations as containing 15 countries:[1]

  1. Benin
  2. Burkina Faso
  3. Cape Verde
  4. Cote d'Ivoire
  5. Gambia
  6. Ghana
  7. Guinea
  8. Guinea Bissau
  9. Liberia
  10. Mali
  11. Niger
  12. Nigeria
  13. Senegal
  14. Sierra Leone
  15. Togo

These states also comprise the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), an active regional organization. [2]

References

  1. ↑ United Nations Office for West Africa, United Nations
  2. ↑ ECOWAS Member States, Economic Community of West African States
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