Upper Senegal and Niger
| Upper Senegal and Niger | |||||
| Haut Sénégal et Niger | |||||
| French colony | |||||
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 The current location of what was Upper Senegal and Niger | |||||
 A map of Upper Senegal and Niger c. 1911 from the Encyclopædia Britannica | |||||
| Capital | Bamako | ||||
| Capital-in-exile | Former | ||||
| Languages | French | ||||
| Political structure | Colony | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1904 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1911 | |||
| Currency | French West African franc | ||||
Upper Senegal and Niger (French: Haut Sénégal et Niger) was a colony in French West Africa created in 1904 from Senegambia and Niger. Niger became a separate military district in 1911 and a separate colony in 1922, Upper Volta was split off in 1919, and the remainder reorganized as French Sudan (present-day Mali) in 1920. The capital was Bamako.
1-centime value of the camel and rider design, used in June 1914
The colony is perhaps remembered most often by philatelists, since it issued a number of postage stamps during its short existence. See main article, Postage stamps and postal history of Upper Senegal and Niger.
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Coordinates: 12°38′45″N 7°59′32″W / 12.6458°N 7.9922°W
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