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Hey everyone! This is where you should add info to the written document. Please add any good info you find! Thanks! ~Michaela __ Western Africa  __ The countries is western Africa are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’lvoire, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The population of West Africa as of 2006 is 251, 646, 263. The population density of West Africa is 299.4 people per square mile. The main religions in most of West Africa are Islamic, Polytheism, Muslims, and Christianity. In West Africa the vegetation ranges from tropical rainforests to hot, dry deserts. The vegetation is drier in the north and wetter in the south. Of all the people in West Africa, many are farmers. The farmers depend on the rainfall of the year. When there is little rainfall results in bad harvests and droughts. The government of West Africa is a republic. West Africa gained their independence on September 22, 1960 from France. Recently West African government took in a new “Roadmap” which improves working conditions of millions of laboures. The leader of West Africa is The climate in West Africa is subtropical to arid. It is hot and dry from February to June. From June to November it is rainy, humid, and mild. It is cold and dry from November to February. Some animals of West Africa are pygmy hippopotamus, the giant forest hog, bats, rodents, tree frogs, and many species of birds.