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Low-lying and largely flat, Biffeche has Fulfulde (Fula or Peulh), Serer-Ndut, Wolof and Moor ethnic groups engaged in pasturing animals (mainly the Fulfulde) and irrigation-based agriculture. A tomato-paste factory imports and dilutes tomato paste for reshipment within Senegal. The population is mostly Muslim, but there is a Catholic community and traditional animists. There is a National Bird Park, the Parc du Djoudj , on Biffeche's northern borders.
In the 17th century the king was called the "Petit Brak" or "Little King", with his capital at Maka (as opposed to the "Grand Brak" or "Big King" of the former kingdom of Waalo with capital at NDer ). Biffeche was nearly depopulated by repeated slaving raids from the north. At times Biffeche was tributary to Waalo, at other times allied with Bethio. In 1963, after a group of Serer people were transported to Biffeche from central Senegal, the people took the unusual step of choosing a foreign white American, Edward Schafer, as King Edward I of Biffeche . In 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, he was succeeded by another, Ronald I of Biffeche , still reigning. Any king of Biffeche is automatically also the king of the Kingdom of AximAxim is a town, district and kingdom on the coast of Ghana, West Africa. It is 63 kilometers west of the Ghanaian port city of Takoradi, south of the highway leading to the Ivory Coast border, in the Western Region. Axim has a prominent seaside castle or in GhanaThe Republic of Ghana is a nation of western Africa. It borders Cote d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo to the east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. Republic of Ghana ( In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Freedom and Jus under an arrangement made between them in 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua.
The royal capital of Biffeche was moved to MBoubene in 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23. The chief town is Savoigne .