Senegal

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In 1895 the Federation of French West Africa was formed with Dakar as its capital. Although local self-governing institutions existed in Saint-Louis and Dakar in the 19th century, Senegal was not granted internal self-government until 1956. In 1959, Senegal and the French Soudan (Mali) merged as the Mali Federation
	Senegal, the westernmost country in Africa, has a 600-km (373-mi) Atlantic coastline. It is bordered on the south by Guinea-Bissau and Guinea, on the east by Mali, and on the north, across the Senegal River, by Mauritania. The independent enclave of Gambia nearly divides the country.
Senegal became fully independent from France in 1960.