The Republic of Benin, commonly known as Benin, is a country in western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey (Dahomey). Benin is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Nigeria to the east, Niger to the north, Burkina Faso to the northwest, and Togo to the west. Benin covers an area of 114,762 square …
The Togolese Republic, commonly known as Togo, is one of the countries of West Africa. Togo is bordered by Benin to the east, Burkina Faso to the north, and Ghana to the west. In addition, a small stretch of coastline in the south faces the Gulf of Guinea. The capital and largest city of Togo …
The Republic of Ghana, commonly known as Ghana, is a country in western Africa with Accra as its capital. Ghana is bordered by Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The official name in English is “Republic of Ghana”, abbreviated …
The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, commonly known as Ivory Coast or Cote d’Ivoire, is a West African country bordered by Ghana to the east, the Gulf of Guinea to the south, Liberia and Guinea to the west, and Mali and Burkina Faso to the north. Côte d’Ivoire in French means “Ivory Coast” (Côte for the …
The Republic of Liberia, commonly known as Liberia, is a presidential republic located in West Africa, bordered by Guinea to the north, Sierra Leone to the northwest, Cote d’Ivoire to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. In the early 20th century, it was one of the only two independent countries in Africa …
The Republic of Sierra Leone, commonly known as Sierra Leone, is located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, surrounded by Guinea to the north and east, and bordering Liberia to the southeast, with the capital city of Freetown. Most of the territory of Sierra Leone is hilly and highland, the topography is high in …
The Republic of Cape Verde, commonly known as Cape Verde, is an Atlantic island nation located on the west coast of Africa. It spans 10 volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometers from the West African coastline. Before independence, it was a Portuguese colony, and the name “Cape Verde” means “Green Cape” in Portuguese. …
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau, commonly known as Guinea-Bissau and sometimes abbreviated as Guinea-Bissau, is a country located in West Africa and was once Portuguese Guinea. Guinea-Bissau is bordered by Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The population is about 1,600,000 and the capital is …
The Republic of Guinea, commonly known as Guinea, is a country located in West Africa, bordered by Cote d’Ivoire to the southeast, Liberia to the south, Sierra Leone to the west, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal to the north, and Mali to the north and northeast. The Niger, Senegal, and Gambia rivers originate in Guinea. Guinea originally refers …
The Republic of Djibouti, commonly known as Djibouti, is a country located on the west coast of the Gulf of Aden in north-eastern Africa, bordered by Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west, south-west and south, Somaliland (which Somalia claims as its territory) to the south-east and Yemen across the Strait of Mander in …
