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Basic Facts of West Africa
BASIC FACTS OF WEST AFRICA
- the Sahara desert (located partially in West Africa) is the largest desert in the world
- West Africa is home to about 287 million people
- West Africa is also home to around 1600 ethnic groups
- most of West Africa exports coffee
- by the year 2020, West Africa is predicted to be home to around 440 million people
- West Africa is made up of 22 countries
- West Africa is home to lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake
- West Africa is the fastest growing region in all of Africa
- over 1000 different species of insects can be found in Western Africa alone! this is nearly 1/3 of all of Africa's insect population
- the most commonly spoken language in west Africa is Arabic, with around 100 million speakers due to the large population of Nigeria