Senegal
Position: Guinean Africa
Position: Guinean Africa
| International name: | Senegal |
| Local name: | Senegal |
| AREA ................................................ | 196.190 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 10.852.147 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 55,3 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Dakar |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1713 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,347 (153th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Nepen Diakha 581 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .sn |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +221 |
Guinean Africa country
| Dakar | 24/11/2024 | 11:49 | ( GMT ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook