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Gourds

Gourds (right)

are fruit that

grow in most parts of Africa. When

cut and dried they are used as food

bowls and as soundboxes for musical

instruments. Gourds can be dyed with

plant dyes. Carvers often cut a series of

geometric shapes into the gourd before it is dyed.

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benin

Area: 43,483 sq miles

(112,622 sq km)

Population: 10,449,000

Capital: Porto-novo

burkinA fAso

Area: 105,869 sq

miles (274,200 sq km)

Population: 18,931,500

Capital: ouagadougou

GAmbiA

Area: 4,363 sq miles

(11,300 sq km)

Population: 1,968,000

Capital: banjul

GhAnA

Area: 92,098 sq miles

(238,533 sq km)

Population: 26,327,500

Capital: Accra

GuineA

Area: 94,926 sq miles

(245,857 sq km)

Population: 11,780,000

Capital: Conakry

GuineA-

bisseAu

Area: 13,948 sq miles

(36,125 sq km)

Population: 1,726,000

Capital: bissau

ivory CoAst

Area: 124,503

sq miles (322,463 sq km)

Population: 23,295,000

Capital: yamoussoukro

liberiA

Area: 43,000

sq miles (111,369 sq km)

Population: 4,195,500

Capital: monrovia

mAli

Area: 478,841

sq miles (1,240,192 sq km)

Population: 16,955,500

Capital: bamako

mAuritAniA

Area: 397,955

sq miles (1,030,700 sq km)

Population: 3,597,000

Capital: nouakchott

niGer

Area: 489,191 sq miles

(1,267,000 sq km)

Population: 18,046,000

Capital: niamey

niGeriA

Area: 356,669

sq miles (923,768 sq km)

Population: 181,562,000

Capital: Abuja

seneGAl

Area: 75,955 sq miles

(196,722 sq km)

Population: 13,976,000

Capital: dakar

sierrA leone

Area: 27,699 sq miles

(71,740 sq km)

Population: 5,879,000

Capital: freetown

toGo

Area: 21,925 sq miles

(56,785 sq km)

Population: 7,552,000

Capital: lomé

lute

A traditional harp lute,

or kora, from mali is

played at ceremonies

and festivals.

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