The West African Union
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| Motto: Unité, Liberté, Justice (French: "Unity, Liberty, Justice") | |||||
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| Anthem: Debout Ouest-Africaines (French: Arise West Africans) | |||||
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| Capital | Dakar 14°40′N 17°25′W | ||||
| Largest city | Abidjan | ||||
| Official language | French | ||||
| Government - President - Prime Minister - Governing party |
Federal republic François Houphouët-Boigny Abdoulaye Wade African Democratic Rally | ||||
| Establishment | August 15, 1965 | ||||
| Area - Total - % water |
3,469,784 km² Negligible | ||||
| Population - Total (2006) |
81,198,505 | ||||
| GDP - Total (USD) - GDP/capita (USD) |
$108.4 billion $10,000 | ||||
| HDI | 0.775 - medium | ||||
| Currency - Exchange rate |
1 West African franc = 100 centimes 1 West African franc = 1.2554 USD | ||||
| Time zone - Summer (DST) |
UTC, WAT (UTC to +1) not observed (UTC to +1) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .wa | ||||
| Calling code | +225 | ||||
