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Mauritania ('; or Soninke : " Murutaane "; Pulaar : " Moritani "), officially the Islamic ___MASK64___ of Mauritania , is a country in the Maghreb region of western Africa . It is the eleventh largest country in Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic ___MASK96___ to the west , Morocco and the remnants of Western Sahara in the north , Algeria in the northeast , Mali in the east and southeast , and Senegal in the southwest . Guinea - Bissau , officially the ___MASK64___ of Guinea - Bissau , is a country in West Africa . It covers with an estimated population of ___MASK88___ , 704 , 000 . The Old World consists of Africa , Europe , and Asia , regarded collectively as the ___MASK20___ of the world known to Europeans before contact with the Americas . It is used in the context of , and contrast with , the New World ( Americas ). The Gambia , officially the Islamic ___MASK64___ of The Gambia or ___MASK64___ of the Gambia , is a country in West Africa that is entirely surrounded by Senegal except for its coastline on the Atlantic ___MASK96___ at its western end . It is the smallest country in mainland Africa . Afro - Eurasia , Afroeurasia , or Eurafrasia , is the ___MASK34___ of Africa and Eurasia ( Europe and Asia ) which together form the largest contiguous ___MASK61___ on Earth . The ___MASK10___ is a portmanteau of the names of its constituent parts . Dakar is the ___MASK13___ and largest ___MASK53___ of Senegal . ___MASK66___ Verde or Cabo Verde ,, officially the ___MASK64___ of Cabo Verde , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic ___MASK96___ . Located off the coast of West Africa , the islands cover a combined area of slightly over . The Senegal ___MASK72___ is a long ___MASK72___ in West Africa that forms the ___MASK99___ between Senegal and Mauritania . The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian ___MASK97___ ( historically known as the Sudan ___MASK89___ ) to the south . Having a semi - arid ___MASK62___ , it stretches across the south - central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic ___MASK96___ and the Red ___MASK8___ . The Arabic word "" literally means " shore , coast ", while the word Sahara is derived from the Arabic word for ocean . Together , these names evoke an image of the Sahel ' s vegetation as a coastline on the Sahara ' s ocean of sand . Mali , officially the ___MASK64___ of Mali , is a landlocked country in Africa . Mali is the eighth - largest country in Africa , with an area of just over . The population of Mali is 14 . 5 million . Its ___MASK13___ is Bamako . Mali consists of ___MASK41___ regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert , while the country ' s southern part , where the majority of inhabitants live , features the Niger and Senegal rivers . The country ' s economy centers on agriculture and fishing . Some of Mali ' s prominent natural resources include gold , being the third largest producer of gold in the African ___MASK46___ , and salt . About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $ 1 . 25 ( U . S .) a day . A majority of the population ( 90 %) are Muslims . Louga is a ___MASK53___ and region of Senegal . The region is located to the northwest part of the country and Louga ___MASK53___ is in the northwest of the region - about 50 km inland from the Atlantic coast . The Gambia ___MASK72___ ( formerly known as the ___MASK72___ Gambra ) is a major ___MASK72___ in West Africa , ___MASK27___ from the Fouta Djallon ___MASK25___ in north Guinea westward through Senegal and the Gambia to the Atlantic ___MASK96___ at the ___MASK53___ of Banjul . It is navigable for about half that length . Guinea , officially the ___MASK64___ of Guinea , is a country on the West coast of Africa . Formerly known as French Guinea , the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea - Conakry in order to distinguish it from other parts of the wider region of the same name , such as Guinea - Bissau and Equatorial Guinea . Guinea has a population of 10 . 5 million and an area of . West Africa , also called Western Africa and the West of Africa , is the westernmost ___MASK67___ of Africa . West Africa has been defined as including 18 countries : Benin , Burkina Faso , the island nation of Cape Verde , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea - Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , the island of Saint Helena , Senegal , Sierra Leone , São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo . Dahra ( or Dara ) is a town located in the Louga ___MASK90___ at roughly 264 km from Dakar . It is near the ISRA Centre de recherches zootechniques and 40 km from the old king of djoloff ' s résidence ( yang - yang ) named Alboury Ndiaye . The town has about 30 , 000 residents and the main population activity is ___MASK6___ and breeding . Dahra is popular because of the weekly market which gathers many stockbreeders and tradesmen from around the country . Senegal , officially the ___MASK64___ of Senegal , is a country in West Africa . Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north , Mali to the east , Guinea to the southeast , and Guinea - Bissau to the southwest . Senegal also borders The Gambia , a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River , which separates Senegal ' s southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country . Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde . Senegal ' s economic and political ___MASK13___ is Dakar . It is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World , or Afro - Eurasia , and owes its name to the Senegal River , which borders it to the east and north . The name " Senegal " comes from the Wolof " Sunuu Gaal ", which means " Our Boat ". Senegal covers a land area of almost and has an estimated population of about 13 million . The climate is Sahelian , but there is a rainy ___MASK87___ . Casamance is the ___MASK73___ of Senegal south of the Gambia including the Casamance River . It consists of Basse Casamance (" Baixa Casamança ", Lower Casamance i . e . Ziguinchor Region ) and Haute Casamance (" Alta Casamança ", Upper Casamance i . e . Kolda Region and Sédhiou Regions ). The largest ___MASK53___ of Casamance is Ziguinchor .