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CAF Sea TCD COG GNQ GAB NGA
CMR TCD COG COD SSD 1 SDN 1
CMR Sea GAB
CAF COG ZMB 1 AGO 1 UGA 1 SSD 1 TZA 1 RWA1 BDI1
CMR CAF NER NGA SDN 1
CMR Sea COG GNQ
CMR Sea CAF COD GAB AGO 1
Sea
CAMEROON (CMR)GABON (GAB)
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAF)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA (GNQ)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (COD)
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (COG)
CHAD (TCD)
Countries shown in order of ascending border length
CENTRAL AFRICA (36.800 km)
W N
W W N
N W
NS
SE
EE S
S E
LBY
WE
NS
BFA Sea NER NGA TGO
BFA Sea GHA GIN LBR MLI
SEN Sea BFA Sea CIV TGO GIN Sea SEN CIV SeaGIN SLE
DZA BFA CIV GIN MRT NER SEN
Sea DZA MLI SEN MAR/ESH DZA BEN BFA LBY NGA BEN Sea CMR TCD NER
CIV Sea GNB LBR MLI SEN SLE GIN Sea GNB MLI MRT GMB
GIN Sea LBR BEN Sea BFA GHA
BEN CIV GHA MLI NER TGO
Sea
MAL
BENIN (BEN) CAPE VERDE (CPV)
CÔTE D'IVOIRE (CIV)
THE GAMBIA (GMB) GHANA (GHA)GUINEA-BISSAU (GNB) LIBERIA (LBR)
MALI (MLI)
MAURITANIA (MRT) NIGERIA (NGA)
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA (GIN)
NIGER (NER)
SENEGAL (SEN)
SIERRA LEONE (SLE) TOGO (TGO)
BURKINA FASO (BFA)
Countries shown in order of ascending border length
WEST AFRICA (50.200 km)
N N
NNN
SS
SSS
TCD
NS
DISCLAIMERBoundaries and names shown in this visualisation imply neither official
endorsement nor acceptance by the EU, ICMPD or FIIAPP. Indications of border lengths
are rounded. Data on population density and geographical characteristics have been
simplified for visualisation purposes. The position of countries does not always
correspond to their geographic location on a map.
FOOTNOTE1 Countries or territories not part of the Rabat Process: Angola (AGO), Burundi (BDI),
Rwanda (RWA), South Sudan (SSD), Sudan (SDN), Tanzania (TZA), Uganda (UGA)
and Zambia (ZMB)
SOURCES
Border lengths: CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Population Density: Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN):
Population, Landscape And Climate Estimates (PLACE), Population Density Africa (2007): http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Geographic characteristics: Google Earth Satellite images; Google Maps terrain information; University of Berkeley;
Earth Sciences and Map Library; Natural Vegetation in Africa Map: http://cluster3.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/maps/africa-veg.gif
PROJECT FUNDED BY THE EU
European Union
PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY ICMPD AND FIIAPP
Borders at a glance
International borders in West and Central Africa
0
LANDSCAPE
N=North S=South W=West E=East
500 1000 2000 km
Population density in the border areaPersons per km²
Scale
LEGEND
0-2
COUNTRY A (ISO)
Populationdensity
2-5 5-10 10-15 15-50 50-100 100-500 1000-10000
23 Countries 87.000 km of bordersLand Borders Coastline
79.300km
7.700km
Forest and Savannah
River
Sea
LakeTropical Forest
Desert
Steppe and Grassland
Mountains and Hills
Border Capital
OVERVIEW
Country nameand ISO code
Neighbouring countries’ ISOcodes
Length ofthe border
Landscape in the border area
Country B Country C Country D
This visualisation portrays information on the length of borders, population
density and landscape in West and Central Africa. It provides a new way to
look at borders and helps to situate them within their diverse contexts.
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