Cabo Verde
- Capital
- Praia
- Currency
- Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
- Language
- Portuguese
- Population
- 600,000
Best known for Cidade Velha.
Africa
The West Africa route
12 countries across Africa, home to 361 million people between them. Finishing this route on its own covers 12% of the way to 100 — from a single region.
Countries on this route
Senegal
- Capital
- Dakar
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 18 million
Best known for House of Slaves.
Gambia
- Capital
- Banjul
- Currency
- Dalasi (GMD)
- Language
- English
- Population
- 2.7 million
Best known for Kunta Kinteh Island.
Guinea-Bissau
- Capital
- Bissau
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- Portuguese
- Population
- 2.1 million
Best known for Bissau Fortress.
Guinea
- Capital
- Conakry
- Currency
- Guinean Franc (GNF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 14 million
Best known for Fouta Djallon.
Sierra Leone
- Capital
- Freetown
- Currency
- Leone (SLE)
- Language
- English
- Population
- 8.6 million
Best known for Bunce Island.
Liberia
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Currency
- Liberian Dollar (LRD)
- Language
- English
- Population
- 5.4 million
Best known for Monrovia.
Ghana
- Capital
- Accra
- Currency
- Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
- Language
- English
- Population
- 34 million
Best known for Cape Coast Castle.
Togo
- Capital
- Lomé
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 8.8 million
Best known for Koutammakou.
Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 14 million
Best known for Royal Palaces of Abomey.
Côte d’Ivoire
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Language
- French
- Population
- 29 million
Best known for Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro.
Nigeria
- Capital
- Abuja
- Currency
- Naira (NGN)
- Language
- English
- Population
- 223 million
Best known for Zuma Rock.
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