…is home to Lake Retba, known for its vibrant pink color?
…is home to over 250 diverse ethnic groups?
…was founded in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States?
…was once known as Dahomey?
…is the smallest country in mainland Africa, nicknamed “the smiling coast”?
…was originally a German protectorate, but was split between France and Britain after WWI?
…was once known as Upper Volta?
…became a hub in the Portuguese slave trade, with the majority of the population being a mix of African and European descent?
…has over 236 million people and is Africa’s largest economy?
…has a flag resembling Ireland’s?
…saw Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006?
…has 13 official languages, including Bambara?
…underwent two separate coup d’etats in 2022?
…is the world’s largest cocoa producer?
…was named by French sailors at the height of the ivory trade?
…produces the most movies?
…suffered the highest death toll in the 2014 Ebola outbreak?
…has a name meaning “lion mountains” in Latin?
…was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence in 1957?
…is named for its capital city?
…is the world’s largest cashew producer?
…is home to the world’s largest rubber plantation, run by Firestone?
…was once known as the Gold Coast?
…hosts the origins of the Gambia, Niger, and Senegal rivers?
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
The Gambia
Togo
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