Economic Community Of West African States
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Headquarters | Federal Capital Territory |
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Chairperson | Mahamadou Issoufou |
GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
GDP (nominal) | estimate |
Founders | Treaty of Lagos |
Subsidiaries | West African Economic and Monetary Union |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1508106 |
About Economic Community Of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of 5,114,162 km², and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million.