" ... Cape Verde, 17°33'22" W, the westernmost point," [1]
"The peninsula of Cap-Vert (Cabo Verde or Cape Verde, meaning "Cape Green", a name given to it by Portuguese explorers) is the westernmost part of the continent of Africa. It is a rocky promontory extending west from the main sandy areas of Senegal." [2]
"The Cape Verde islands lie some 560 km (348 miles) off the Senegalese coast, but Cap Vert is a peninsula near Senegal's capital Dakar, and the western-most point in Africa." [3]
"The Republic of Cape Verde or Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century.
The country is named after Cap-Vert (meaning Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa." [4]
"Santo Antão (Portuguese for "Saint Anthony"), or Sontonton in the Crioulo of Santo Antão, is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde." [5]
So, the westernmost country actually on the continent is Senegal, the westernmost part of which is Cape Verde.
The westernmost country including island nations around Africa is The Republic of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean, and the westernmost part of the republic is Santo Antao island.
Egypt, BTW, is in East Africa (NOT west, even if viewed from Asia) and is not the easternmost. Historically you could probably make a case for South Africa as being the most like the West (i.e. Europe and North America), but that likeness would be misleading, in my opinion.
2007-03-24 15:51:55
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answered by peter_lobell 5
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Do you mean most 'Western'?
Are you speaking Geographically?
Egypt is the most western if you're using Asia as a reference.
Algeria might be if you're speaking of the most West like in culture and government.
2007-03-23 02:56:43
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answered by Caretaker 7
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