ECOWAS
In 1964, Liberian president William Tubman proposed an economic union for West Africa leading to an agreement which was signed in 1965 by the four states of Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. However, it was not until 1972 that a proposal for a union of West African States emerged. ECOWAS is meant to foster interstate economic and political cooperation. Its members are as follows:
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Benin
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Ghana
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Niger
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Burkina Faso
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Guinea
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Nigeria
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Cabo Verde
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Guinea Bissau
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Sénégal
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Cote D’Ivoire
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Liberia
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Sierra Leone
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The Gambia
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Mali
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Togo
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| Population, 2015 estimate |
349,154,000 |
| GDP (PPP), 2015 estimate |
US$1.483 trillion |
| Per capita |
US$4,247 |
| GDP (nominal) |
$675 billion |
| Per capita |
$1,985 |
