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Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal (French) | |
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| Motto: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (French) "One People, One Goal, One Faith" | |
| Anthem: "Le Lion rouge" "The Red Lion" | |
.svg) Location of Senegal (dark green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Dakar 14°40′N 17°25′W / 14.667°N 17.417°W |
| Official languages | French[1] |
| National languages | |
| Lingua franca | |
| Ethnic groups (2019)[4] | |
| Religion (2019)[4] |
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| Demonym(s) | Senegalese |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic[5] |
| Bassirou Diomaye Faye | |
| Ousmane Sonko | |
| Amadou Mame Diop | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• Republic established | 25 November 1957 |
• from France[c] | 4 April 1960 |
• Withdrawal from the Mali Federation | 20 August 1960 |
• from France[d] | 20 June 1960 |
• as Senegal | 22 September 1960 |
• dissolution of the Senegambia Confederation | 30 September 1989 |
| Area | |
• Total | 196,722[4] km2 (75,955 sq mi) (86th) |
• Water (%) | 2.1 |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 18,847,519[4] (67th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total |  $78.547 billion[6] (106th) |
• Per capita | $4,324[6] (156th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $31.141 billion[6] (111th) |
• Per capita | $1,714[6] (157th) |
| Gini (2011) | 40.3[7] medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.517[8] low · 169th |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +221 |
| ISO 3166 code | SN |
| Internet TLD | .sn |
The Republic of Senegal (French République da Sénégal) is a country in West Africa. The capital is Dakar. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometres. It has population of about 13 million. The climate is tropical with two seasons: the dry season and the rainy cold season. Senegal was given independence by France in 1960.
Major industries are fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair. Peanuts, sugarcane, cotton, green beans, industrial tomato, cherry tomato, melon, and mango are important cash crops.
French is the official language. Since April 2012, Senegal's president has been Macky Sall.
- ↑ "Senegal". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2022-08-23. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Senegal's Constitution of 2001 with Amendments through 2016" (PDF). Constitute Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Falola, Toyin (2017-11-30). Africanizing Knowledge: African Studies Across the Disciplines. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-351-32438-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Senegal". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2022-08-23. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "Senegal". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2023 Edition. (Senegal)". International Monetary Fund. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2023/2024" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 13 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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