Senegal Facts

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gam…
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar.
  • Official languages: French · Wolof · Pulaar
  • Government: Unitary presidential republic
  • Legislature: National Assembly
  • Capital and largest city: Dakar
  • Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
  • National languages: Wolof · Serer · Diola · Hassaniya Arabic · Pulaar · Soninke · Mandinka
  • Lingua franca: Wolof · French · Pulaar · Serer · Diola · Hassaniya Arabic · Soninke · Malinke · Arabic · others
Data from: en.wikipedia.org