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1958-DEC-01



GHANA-GUINEA (Accra) De facto Independent United States of West Africa Federation : GHANA-GUINEA UNION : Kwame Nkrumah
CENTRAL-AFRICAN (Bangui) De facto Semi-Independent Autonomous Central African Republic : CAR : Abel Goumba
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA (Brazzaville) De facto Semi-Independent French Equatorial Africa Federation : FEA : Barthelemy Boganda
FRENCH WEST AFRICA ((Dakar))  Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA :
SOUTH AFRICA (Pretoria ae + Cape Town lUNO Member South African Union : UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA : Queen Elizabeth II

Other Entities with similar names

French Republic : FRENCH COMMUNITY
(Paris)

Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA

Flag or logo since 1900-01-01*
Fédération de l´Afrique Occidentale Française : AOF (fr)
Emblem or Symbol*

President Rene Coty
(ruler of FRANCE since 1954-01-16)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: (Dakar)
((Dakar))
() capital or HQ de facto partially ou totally outside of the territory
Official & national languages: French (fr) .

Mainland:


FRENCH WEST AFRICA Federation of French West Africa : FWA  ((Dakar))

4 Federated Divisions:

DAHOMEY French Overseas Territory of DAHOMEY [Government Council]  (Porto Novo a)Local: Territoire français d´outre-mer du DAHOMEY (fr)  (Porto Novo)
IVORY COAST French Overseas Territory of IVORY COAST [Government Council]  (Abidjan a)Local: Territoire français d´outre-mer de CÔTE D´IVOIRE (fr)  (Abidjan)
NIGER French Overseas Territory of NIGER [Government Council]  (Niamey)Local: Territoire français d´outre-mer du NIGER (fr)  (Niamey)
UPPER VOLTA French Overseas Territory of UPPER VOLTA [Government Council]  (Wagadugu)Local: Territoire français d´outre-mer de la HAUTE-VOLTA (fr)  (Ouagadougou)



Dependent Protectorates:

DAMAGARAM Hausa Sultanate of ZINDER [French Protectorate of Damagaram]  (Damagaram Takaya)Local: Sultanat de ZINDER (fr) + Sarkin DAMAGARAM : سلطانات دامامګرم (ha) + Sultanat ZINDER : سلطنة زيندر (ar)  (Damagaram Takaya)
DASA Yoruba Kingdom of DASA [French Protectorate]  (Dasa)Local: Royaume de DASSA (fr) + Oba ÌDÀÁSHÀ (idd)  (Dassa)
KETU Yoruba State of KETU [French Protectorate]  (Ketu)Local: État de KÉTOU (fr) + Oba KETU (nqg) + Alaketu KETU (ijj)  (Kétou)
SAVI HWEDA Fon State of SAVI HWEDA [French Protectorate]  (Whydah)Local: État de SAVI HWÉDA (fr) + SAVI HWEDA (sxw) + SAVI HWEDA (fon)  (Ouidah)





2 Organisations or Groupings membership (selective)


FRENCH WEST AFRICA AND TOGO Note-Issuing Institute of French West Africa and Togo : NIFWAT  (Dakar)
WMO World Meteorological Organization : WMO Specialized Agency  (Geneva)


Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

SENEGAL Autonomous Republic of SENEGAL  (Dakar)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2024's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

DAKAR OUAKAM French Base of DAKAR OUAKAM  (Dakar Ouakam)
OUSSOUYE Traditional Kingdom of OUSSOUYE  (Oussouye)
SALUM Serer State of the Kingdom of SALUM  (Kahone)
SIN Serer State of the Kingdom of SIN  (Diakhao + Mbissel)

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