Blank Map of West Africa with Countries

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Are you looking for a blank map of West Africa? You've come to the right place! Our blank map of Africa is perfect for various purposes, especially for printing and use in classrooms. You are welcome to use our African map outlines for both educational and commercial projects, provided you give attribution.

Download and utilize these outline maps of African countries for any purpose. You’ll find all the countries that belong to the mainland continent of Africa. One of the best ways to use an empty map is to teach geography. I’ve also seen people use empty maps like this one to plan routes, brainstorm, and mark up.

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West Africa: An Overview

West Africa occupies an area of approximately 8 million km², about one-fifth of Africa. Close to 400 million people live in the region. West Africa's landscape is mainly flat with coastal plains in the west and south, especially in Senegal, the southern Ivory Coast, the Niger Delta and the lower valleys of the Volta and Niger rivers.

The highest mountain in the region is Mount Bintumani in Sierra Leone, at 1,945 m. Mount Nimba (Mount Richard-Molard) along the border of Ivory Coast and Guinea is the highest peak for both countries. The mountain rises above the surrounding savannah and reaches a summit of 1,752 m.

Satellite image of West Africa.

West Africa has five different climate and vegetation zones, which extend like belts from west to east. These bioclimatic zones are known as the Saharan, Sahelian, Sudanian, Guinean, and Guineo-Congolian Regions.

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  • The Sahara: A vast hot desert that covers much of North Africa to the south of the Mediterranean coastal regions. The Saharan landscape varies from sandy seas and dune fields to gravel plains; the vegetation is quite sparse, and rainfall in the desert is virtually non-existent.
  • The Sahel: A broad belt of semi-arid tropical savanna about 350 km wide with a short and irregular summer rainy season.
  • The Sudanian Savanna: South of the Sahel.
  • The Guinean Region: Also known as the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic, a belt of interlaced forests, savannas, and grassland. Tropical savannas and deciduous forests characterize the area with a relatively high amount of annual precipitation (between 1,200 and 2,200 mm). Within the Guinean Region are the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested mountainous plateau that extends from central Guinea through northern Sierra Leone and Liberia to western Ivory Coast.
  • The wet Guineo-Congolian Region: A forest zone with two rainy seasons; it extends from the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea through the Congo Basin as far as Rwanda and Burundi. The region is split geographically into a western and an eastern part, separated by the Dahomey Gap where the Guinean forest-savanna extends all the way to the southern coast.

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

On May 28 1975, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was founded. The federation of 15 West African nations was formed with the intent to provide self-sufficiency for its member states and as a trading union meant to create a single, large trading bloc through economic cooperation.

Member states of ECOWAS are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Togo. For educational purposes (fair use), please refer to the Nations Online Project.

Major Cities in West African Countries

Here's a list of major cities in West African countries:

  • Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou (capital), and Bobo-Dioulasso.
  • Cape Verde: Praia (capital and largest city).
  • Côte d'Ivoire: Abidjan, Bouaké, Daloa, San-Pédro, Yamoussoukro (capital), Korhogo, Man and Divo.
  • The Gambia: Serekunda, Banjul (capital).
  • Ghana: Kumasi, Accra (capital), Sekondi-Takoradi, Tamale, Sunyani and Cape Coast.
  • Guinea: Conakry, Nzérékoré, Kankan, Kindia, Labe, Guéckédou, and Boke.
  • Guinea-Bissau: Bissau (capital and largest city).
  • Liberia: Monrovia (capital), Gbarnga, Kakata, Bensonville, and Harper.
  • Mali: Bamako (capital), Sikasso, Koutiala, Ségou, Kayes, and Mopti.
  • Mauritania: Nouakchott (capital), Nouadhibou, Rosso.
  • Niger: Niamey (capital), Zinder, Maradi, Agadez, Tahoua, Arlit, Birni Nkonni, and Dosso.
  • Nigeria: Lagos, Kano, Abuja (capital), Ibadan, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Aba, Ogbomosho, Maiduguri, Benin City, Zaria, and Jos.
  • Senegal: Dakar (capital), Touba, Thiès, Rufisque, Kaolack, M'Bour, and Ziguinchor.
  • Sierra Leone: Freetown (capital), Bo, Kenema, and Makeni.
  • Sao Tome and Principe: São Tomé (capital).

I’ve had people ask me before… What good is a map without labels on it?

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