Useful information relating to the West African Franc currency (XOF)| Country: | West Africa |
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| Region: | Africa |
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| Sub-Unit: | 1 CFA = 100 centime |
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| Symbol: | CFA |
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The West African CFA franc is the currency of eight independent states spanning over 3,500,000 km2 in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Sénégal and Togo. In several central African states, the Central African CFA franc, which is of equal value to the West African CFA franc, is in circulation. They are both the CFA franc.
