Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map highlights E C O W A S members highlighted in blue. Some of the Countries are Mali, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire.

Member states of the Economic Community of West African States, an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic integration among its members

Countries

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Members

Australia

Fiji

Marshall Is.

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

Bahamas

Bermuda (U.K.)

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Central Asia

China

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Japan

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

East Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Europe

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Curaçao (Neth.)

Greenland (Denmark)

Mauritania

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Bahrain

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Tunisia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Angola

Burundi

Cameroon

Democratic Republic of Congo

Kenya

Madagascar

Mozambique

Rwanda

South Africa

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Adult females with a bachelor's degree by country. Dark purple (more than 29 percent) in the U S A and Australia. Medium purple (25 to 29) in Canada. Pink (15 to 24) in Brazil. Light pink (less than 15) in African, Eurasian countries.

The percentage of the female population ages 25 and older that attained or completed Bachelor's degree or equivalent as the highest level of education

World

World Bank

Adult Females with College Education (Bachelor's)

Percent

A map highlights the North American Free Trade Agreement Members such as Canada, U S, and Mexico in green.

Member states of the North American Free Trade Agreement, an organization founded in 1994 to create a trade bloc in North America with Canada, Mexico, and the United States

NAFTA Now

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Members

Impact of the 2008–2009 recession in the U.S. with dots indicating performance levels. Darkest blue (strongest) in Washington, D.C., dark blue (second strongest) in Denver, medium blue (moderate) in Chicago, and lightest blue (weakest) in Miami.

Impact of the 2008–2009 economic recession on selected metropolitan areas of the United States

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Members	Adult Females with College Education (Bachelor's)			North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Members	Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)
Value	Class	Rank	Percent	Value	Strongest	Second strongest	Middle	Second weakest	Weakest












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