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

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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.