Africa and the western region. Usually includes Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Cape Verde.
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非洲几内亚北部湾地区,通常不包括摩洛哥、阿尔及利亚和突尼斯
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West Africa (Western Africa) West Africa region. East to Lake Chad, western Atlantic Ocean, south to the Gulf of Guinea, north of the Sahara. Typically include Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria and other 17 countries and regions and the Canary Islands (West). Area of 6.38 million square kilometers, accounting for one-fifth of Africa. Population 222.5 million (1991), about one-third of the total population of all non-multi-language Sudan black, times for the Arabs. From north to south there is the Sahara, Sudan, grasslands, on the Guinea highlands. All potential low-lying position, the general elevation of 200-500 meters; southern Fouta Djallon and Bauchi plateau, more and Ayi Er Jia northeast plateau; coastal plains. With Niger, the Senegal River, Volta River, the river flows through the River Gambia. Drought in most areas, the rainy season is clear, hot and dry during the dry season when the mainland northeast trade winds prevail. Climate and vegetation have significant latitude zonal; tropical desert climate in northern, central heat Emperor steppe climate, the southern tropical rain forest climate. Mainland and the western hot and dry, coastal rainfall. Rich bauxite, diamonds, oil, gold, manganese, iron, copper, niobium, uranium, etc. Agricultural products are oil palm, sorghum, cocoa, palm kernels, peanuts, coffee, rubber and so on. Including cocoa, peanuts, occupies an important position the world. Mining and agriculture-based economy, the middle level of development in Africa. Semi-desert with a livestock-based economy. Economic Community of West African States (West co) West African Economic and Monetary Union (West African Economic and Monetary Union)