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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

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sovereign country A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terr ...

located south of the Sénégal River in

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...

. Senegal is bound by the

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to the west, Mauritania to the north,

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

to the east, and Guinea and

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...

to the south.

The Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

lies almost entirely within Senegal, surrounded on the north, east and south; from its western coast, Gambia's territory follows the

Gambia River The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigabl ...

more than inland.

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...

is the

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of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on the country's

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coast.

General reference

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: * Common English country name:

* Official English country name: The Republic of Senegal * Common endonym: ''List of countries and capitals in native languages, Senegal'' * Official endonym: ''List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states, République du Senegal'' * List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations, Adjectival(s): Senegalese * List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations, Demonym(s): * International rankings of Senegal * ISO country codes: SN, SEN, 686 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SN * Internet country code top-level domain: .sn

Geography of Senegal

* Senegal is: a Nation state, country * Population of Senegal: 12,379,000 - List of countries by population, 70th most populous country * Area of Senegal: 196,723 km² * :commons:Atlas of Senegal, Atlas of Senegal

Location

* Senegal is situated within the following regions: ** Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere ** Africa ***

* Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00 * Extreme points of Senegal ** High: unnamed feature 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha ** Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m * Land boundaries: 2,640 km :: 813 km :: 740 km :: 419 km :: 338 km :: 330 km :* Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 531 km

Environment of Senegal

* Climate of Senegal * Ecological Monitoring Centre, Senegal * Protected areas of Senegal ** List of biosphere reserves in Senegal, Biosphere reserves in Senegal ** List of national parks of Senegal, National parks of Senegal * Wildlife of Senegal ** Fauna of Senegal *** List of birds of Senegal, Birds of Senegal *** List of mammals of Senegal, Mammals of Senegal

Natural geographic features of Senegal

* Glaciers in Senegal: none The only List of glaciers in Africa, glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Se
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Regions of Senegal

Ecoregions of Senegal

List of ecoregions in Senegal

Administrative divisions of Senegal

Administrative divisions of Senegal * Regions of Senegal ** Departments of Senegal *** Arrondissements of Senegal

= Regions of Senegal

= Departments of Senegal

= Arrondissements of Senegal

Demography of Senegal

Demographics of Senegal

Government and politics of Senegal

Politics of Senegal * Form of government: semi-presidential system, semi-presidential, liberal democracy, liberal democratic republic * Capital (political), Capital of Senegal: Capital of Senegal, Dakar * Elections in Senegal * List of political parties in Senegal, Political parties in Senegal

Branches of the government of Senegal

Government of Senegal

Executive branch of the government of Senegal

* Head of state: President of Senegal, * Head of government: Prime Minister of Senegal,

Legislative branch of the government of Senegal

* Parliament of Senegal (bicameral) ** Upper house: Senate of Senegal ** Lower house: House of Commons of Senegal

Judicial branch of the government of Senegal

Court system of Senegal

Foreign relations of Senegal

Foreign relations of Senegal * List of diplomatic missions in Senegal, Diplomatic missions in Senegal * Diplomatic missions of Senegal

International organization membership

The Republic of Senegal is a member of: *African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *African Development Bank Group (AfDB) *African Union (AU) *African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) *''Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa'' (CPLP) (associate) *''Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc'' (FZ) *Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *Group of 15 (G15) *Group of 77 (G77) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *Islamic Development Bank (IDB) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' (OIF) *Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *''Union Latine'' *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) *United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) *United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) *United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *West African Development Bank (WADB) (regional) *West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) *World Confederation of Labour (WCL) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Senegal

Law of Senegal * Constitution of Senegal * Human rights in Senegal ** LGBT rights in Senegal * Law enforcement in Senegal

Military of Senegal

Military of Senegal * Command ** Commander-in-chief: * Forces ** Army of Senegal ** Air Force of Senegal

Local government in Senegal

History of Senegal

History of Senegal * Current events of Senegal * Serer ancient history ** Timeline of Serer history ** Serer history (medieval era to present)

Culture of Senegal

Culture of Senegal * Cuisine of Senegal * Languages of Senegal * Media in Senegal * National symbols of Senegal ** Coat of arms of Senegal ** Flag of Senegal ** National anthem of Senegal * Prostitution in Senegal * Public holidays in Senegal * Religion in Senegal ** Buddhism in Senegal ** Hinduism in Senegal ** Islam in Senegal ** Serer religion * List of World Heritage Sites in Africa#Senegal, World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Art in Senegal

* Cinema of Senegal * Literature of Senegal * Music of Senegal * Television in Senegal

Sports in Senegal

Sports in Senegal * Football in Senegal * Senegal at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Senegal

Economy of Senegal * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one hundred and twelfth) * Agriculture in Senegal * Communications in Senegal ** Internet in Senegal * List of companies of Senegal, Companies of Senegal *Currency, Currency of Senegal: West African CFA franc, Franc **ISO 4217: XOF * Energy in Senegal * Health care in Senegal * Mining in Senegal * Stock Exchange in Senegal: none – Senegal is served by the regional stock exchange BRVM, Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. * Tourism in Senegal * Transport in Senegal ** List of airports in Senegal, Airports in Senegal ** Rail transport in Senegal ** Roads in Senegal * Water supply and sanitation in Senegal

Education in Senegal

Health in Senegal

References

External links

; Government *
Gouvernement du Sénégal
��Official governmental website
Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in London
government information and links *
Observatoire sur les systèmes d'information, réseaux et inforoutes
; News
Newspaper Index - Senegal
Online Newspapers in Senegal *
Seneweb Senegal news

allAfrica.com - Senegal
news headline links
SenActu - Senegal
news headline links ;Information Technologies (IT) *
Syklon Technologies: Société de Services en Ingenierie Informatique au Sénégal et offshore
; Non-Governmental Organizations
Africa Phonebooks-Senegal NGOs
; Overviews
BBC News Country Profile - Senegal

CIA World Factbook - SenegalEncyclopædia Britannica's Country Page - "Senegal"
; Maps
UN Map on Senegal
; Literature

; Music
Cora Connection
West African music resources ; Tourism
Practical information on Senegal with maps, culture, articles ...
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Guided Tours of SenegalThe Lonely Planet travel guide on Senegal
; Ethnicity *

; Other

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L'Afrique - Sénégal
Hundreds of photographs and articles
Senegal shows tolerant face of Islam ...Movement of the Democratic Force of CasamanceSenegal Photos
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