Senegal

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Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.

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Point	Information
Country Name	Republic of Senegal
Short Name	Senegal
Capital	Dakar
Largest city	Dakar
Official languages	French
National Languages	Balanta, Hassaniya Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noon, Pulaar, Serer, Soninke
Religion	Sunni Islam (89%), Other Muslim (1.1%), Catholicism (5.3%), Other Christian (0.2%), Folk religion (4.1%), Other religion (0.2%), No religion (0.2%)
Demonym(s)	Senegalese
Government	Unitary presidential republic
President	Macky Sall
Vice President	Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne
House Speaker	Moustapha Niasse
Chief Justice	El Hadji Guissé
Total Area	196,712 km² (75,951 sq mi)
Water (%)	2.1
Total Land Area (%)	192,581 km²
Population	15,854,323 (2018 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$66.438 billion (2020 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$28.02 billion (2020 estimate)
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Mains Electricity	230 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	Right
Calling code	+221
ISO 3166 code	SN
Internet TLD	.sn
Political Parties	Socialist Party (PS) Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) Democratic League Labor Party (LD/MPT)
Independence Day	4 April 1960
Tallest Building	Immeuble Kébé BCEAO Headquarters Immeuble Peytavin Immeuble Fahd
Richest Persons	Yerim Sow Abdoulaye Diao Mohammed Choubassi & Family Kabirou Mbodje
Top Website	Seneweb.com Sanslimitesn.com Dakaractu.com Uvs.sn
Flag	Senegal Flag
Map	Senegal Map