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Blank map of West Africa
Outline map of the 16 countries of West Africa, no labels. For labeling, coloring and review.
Map of West Africa, labeled
Every country of West Africa named on the map. Use it as the answer key for the blank map.
West Africa map worksheet
Name the 16 numbered countries from a word bank. Page two is the answer key.
Which countries are in West Africa?
West Africa is the UN's Western Africa: 16 countries from Mauritania and Senegal to Niger and Nigeria, plus the islands of Cabo Verde. The Sahel runs across its north and the Gulf of Guinea along its south.
On these sheets that makes 16: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Capitals
- Benin: Porto-Novo and Cotonou
- Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
- Cabo Verde: Praia
- Côte d'Ivoire: Yamoussoukro and Abidjan
- Gambia: Banjul
- Ghana: Accra
- Guinea: Conakry
- Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
- Liberia: Monrovia
- Mali: Bamako
- Mauritania: Nouakchott
- Niger: Niamey
- Nigeria: Abuja
- Senegal: Dakar
- Sierra Leone: Freetown
- Togo: Lome
A simple plan for a lesson
- Hand out the blank map and ask what anyone already knows.
- Work through the labeled map together, region by region.
- Finish with the numbered worksheet, using the word bank, and mark it with page two.
Common questions
How many countries are in West Africa?
16 on these sheets: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. West Africa is the UN's Western Africa: 16 countries from Mauritania and Senegal to Niger and Nigeria, plus the islands of Cabo Verde.
Are these printables really free?
Yes. Every sheet is a free PDF with no sign up and no email address. You may print and copy them for your own classroom, homeschool or family. Each one comes in US Letter and A4, and the worksheets carry their answer key on the last page.
How do I print them so nothing is cut off?
Download the PDF that matches your paper, US Letter or A4, and print at actual size or 100 percent. Every sheet keeps half an inch of margin on all sides, so ordinary home and school printers reach every line. The maps print well in black and white; anything with flags needs color.