French West Africa.
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FRENCH WEST AFRICA - French colonial administrative unit. Area - 1,821,768 sq. mi. Population - 18,777 Capital - Dakar. French West Africa comprised the former colonies of Senegal, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Mauritania, Niger and Upper Volta. In 1958, these former colonies became republics, eventually issuing their own stamps. Until the republic issues appeared, stamps of French West Africa continued in use. The Senegal and Sudanese Republics issued stamps jointly as the Federation of Mali, starting in 1959. Currency : 1 Franc = 100 .
See also:
Cote d’Ivoire
Dahomey (Benin)
Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)
Guinea
