West Africa
Region in Africa
West Africa or 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, ... Wikipedia
Area: 5,112,903 km2 (1,974,103 sq mi) (7th)
Demonym: West African
Density: 49.2/km2 (127.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) per capita: $2,500 (2013)
Population: 418,544,337 (2021 est.) (3rd); 381,981,000 (female: 189,672,000; male: 192,309,000 (2017 est.)
Total GDP (nominal) per capita: $1,937 (2023)
Total GDP (PPP): US$2.091 trillion (2022) (23rd)