The Azawaj Federation

The map shows the Azawaj Federation upon its independence from Britain in 1963. The Federation consists of the three states of West Sudan, Niger and Tineretia which had previously formed the British Central Africa Federation. While each state has its own government (based in Gao, Niamey and Zinder), the country's economic and political heartland is Niger state which is also the most populous state followed by Tineretia and West Sudan.