West Africa: Total 301,587,669
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| Country | Population | Map | Capital City | |
| Benin | 9,800,000 | Benin Map | Porto-Novo, Cotonou | |
| Burkina Faso | 16,200,000 | Burkina Faso Map | Ouagadougou | |
| Cape Verde | 500,000 | Cape Verde Map | Praia | |
| Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 22,000,000 | Ivory Coast Map | Yamoussoukro, Abidjan | |
| Gambia, The | 1,800,000 | see: Senegal Map | Banjul | |
| Ghana | 24,000,000 | Ghana Map | Accra | |
| Guinea | 10,800,000 | Guinea Map | Conakry | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,600,000 | Guinea-Bissau Map | Bissau | |
| Liberia | 4,100,000 | Liberia Map | Monrovia | |
| Mali | 15,200,000 | Mali Map | Bamako | |
| Mauritania | 3,400,000 | Mauritania Map | Nouakchott | |
| Niger | 15,900,000 | Niger Map | Niamey | |
| Nigeria | 158,300,000 | Nigeria Map | Abuja | |
| Saint Helena | 6,000 | Jamestown | ||
| Senegal | 12,500,000 | Senegal Map | Dakar | |
| Sierra Leone | 5,800,000 | Sierra Leone Map | Freetown | |
| Togo | 6,800,000 | Togo Map | Lomé |
Source:http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/africa.htm