French West Africa

Summary

French West Africa is a federation^[1]. It draws 3,577 Wikipedia views per month (federation category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• French West Africa is in the country of France^[3].
• French West Africa is on the continent of Africa^[4].
• French West Africa's instance of is recorded as federation^[5].
• French West Africa's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[6].
• French West Africa's instance of is recorded as defunct organization^[7].
• French West Africa's capital is recorded as Dakar^[8].
• French West Africa's capital is recorded as Saint-Louis^[9].
• French West Africa's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• French West Africa's currency is recorded as French West African franc^[11].
• French West Africa's basic form of government is recorded as federation^[12].
• French West Africa's basic form of government is recorded as colony^[13].
• French West Africa is part of French colonial empire^[14].
• French West Africa is part of French Union^[15].
• French West Africa is part of French Colonial Africa^[16].
• French West Africa's Commons category is recorded as French West Africa^[17].
• French West Africa comprises French Ivory Coast^[18].
• French West Africa comprises Colony of Niger^[19].
• January 1, 1895 marks the founding of French West Africa^[20].
• French West Africa was dissolved in October 4, 1958^[21].
• French West Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.492626, 'lon': -5.660918}^[22].
• French West Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:French West Africa^[23].
• French West Africa's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• French West Africa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• French West Africa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• French West Africa's replaces is recorded as Empire Peul^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1895 marks the founding of French West Africa^[20].

Identity

Part of include French colonial empire^[14], a colonial empire^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1534^[30]; French Union^[15], an administrative territorial entity^[31], founded in 1946^[32]; and French Colonial Africa^[16], a region^[33], in French colonial empire^[34].

Dissolution

French West Africa was dissolved in October 4, 1958^[21].

Why It Matters

French West Africa draws 3,577 Wikipedia views per month (federation category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]