West African Union

	Union Ouest-Africaine; West African Union
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto; "Unité, Liberté, Justice" (French); "Unity, Liberty, Justice"
	Anthem; Debout Ouest-Africaines (state); La Marseilles des Blancs (royal)
Capital ; ; Largest city	Dakar; 14°40′N, 17°25′W; Abidjan
Official languages	French
Government; - Monarch; - Governor-General; - Prime Minister	Federal constitutional monarchy; King Charles XII; Henri Konan Bédié; Abdoulaye Wade
Establishment	July 30, 1964
Area ; - Total; ; - Water (%)	; 3,505,907 km²; 1,353,633 sq mi; 1.2
Population ; - 2007 estimate; - Density;	; 87,744,558; 25 /km²; 64.82 /sq mi
GDP (PPP); - Total; - Per capita	2005 estimate; $919.65 billion; $10,481
GDP (nominal); - Total; - Per capita	2005 estimate; $781.72 billion; $8,909
Gini (2000)	52.2 (high)
HDI (2005)	0.655 (medium)
Currency	West African livre (XOF)
Time zone ; - Summer (DST)	UTC, WAT (UTC 0 to +1) ; not observed (UTC 0 to +1)
Internet TLD	.oa
Calling code	+225

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Union Ouest-Africaine West African Union


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto "Unité, Liberté, Justice" (French) "Unity, Liberty, Justice"

Anthem Debout Ouest-Africaines (state) La Marseilles des Blancs (royal)



Capital Largest city	Dakar 14°40′N, 17°25′W Abidjan

Official languages	French

Government - Monarch - Governor-General - Prime Minister	Federal constitutional monarchy King Charles XII Henri Konan Bédié Abdoulaye Wade

Establishment	July 30, 1964

Area - Total - Water (%)	3,505,907 km² 1,353,633 sq mi 1.2

Population - 2007 estimate - Density	87,744,558 25 /km² 64.82 /sq mi

GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita	2005 estimate $919.65 billion $10,481

GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita	2005 estimate $781.72 billion $8,909

Gini (2000)	52.2 (high)

HDI (2005)	0.655 (medium)

Currency	West African livre (`XOF`)

Time zone - Summer (DST)	UTC, WAT (UTC 0 to +1) not observed (UTC 0 to +1)

Internet TLD	.oa

Calling code	+225