West africa - Westafrika

West africa
West africa is from the tropical coastal countries on the west coast of the african Continent formed. Almost all states have a coastline at Atlantic ocean. Cape Verde is an island nation 460 km off the west coast.
countries
Countries of western tropical Africa
BeninFlag of BeninBenin
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
Ivory CoastIvory Coast flagIvory Coast
GambiaFlag of the GambiaGambia
GhanaFlag of GhanaGhana
GuineaFlag of GuineaGuinea
Guinea-BissauFlag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
Cape VerdeCape Verde flagCape Verde
LiberiaLiberia flagLiberia
NigeriaFlag of NigeriaNigeria
SenegalSenegal flagSenegal
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone flagSierra Leone
TogoFlag of TogoTogo
Cities

Important cities in the West African countries are:

  • Cotonou in Benin
  • Banjul, the capital of the Gambia
  • Accra, the capital of Ghana
  • Cidade Velha, World Heritage Site on the Cape Verde island of Santiago
  • Monrovia, Capital of Liberia
  • Abuja, Capital of Nigeria
  • Lagos in Nigeria, one of the largest cities in Africa
  • Dakar, Capital of Senegal
  • Freetown - State capital of Sierra Leone
  • Lomé, Capital of Togo
  • ...
National parks
  • Pendjari National Park in the north of Benin
  • Stone circles from Senegambia in Senegal and stone circles from Wassu in Gambia, together since 2006 world cultural heritage
  • Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj in Senegal, one of the largest bird reserves in Africa
  • ...