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Senegal
sovereign state, republic, Rechtsstaat, country
Part ofWest Africa Edit
Year dem found am1960 Edit
Official nameRépublique du Sénégal Edit
Native labelSenegaal Edit
Short name🇸🇳 Edit
Participant insydCasamance conflict Edit
Dem name afterSenegal River Edit
Official languageFrench, Wolof, Badyara, Balanta Edit
AnthemLe Lion rouge Edit
Cultureculture of Senegal Edit
ContinentAfrica Edit
CountrySenegal Edit
CapitalDakar Edit
Located in time zoneUTC±00:00, Africa/Dakar Edit
Located in or next to body of waterAtlantic Ocean Edit
Located in/on physical featureWest Africa Edit
Coordinate location14°22′0″N 14°17′0″W Edit
Coordinates of easternmost point12°27′57″N 11°21′3″W Edit
Coordinates of northernmost point16°41′28″N 14°59′11″W Edit
Coordinates of southernmost point12°20′22″N 16°43′2″W Edit
Coordinates of westernmost point14°44′29″N 17°32′40″W Edit
Highest pointNépin Cliff Edit
Lowest pointAtlantic Ocean Edit
Government ein basic formpresidential system Edit
Office held by head of statePresident of Senegal Edit
State ein headBassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye Edit
Office head of government holdPresident of Senegal Edit
Government ein headBassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye Edit
Legislative bodyNational Assembly Edit
Central bankCentral Bank of West African States Edit
CurrencyWest African CFA franc Edit
Driving sideright Edit
Electrical plug typeEuroplug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, Type E, Type K Edit
Dey replaceFrench West Africa, Mali Federation, French Community Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.sec.gouv.sn/ Edit
HashtagSenegal Edit
Top-level Internet domain.sn Edit
Flagflag of Senegal Edit
Coat of armscoat of arms of Senegal Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Senegal Edit
Get characteristicfree country Edit
History of topichistory of Senegal Edit
Railway traffic sideright Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Senegal Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Senegal Edit
MadhhabMalikism Edit
Mobile country code608 Edit
Country calling code+221 Edit
Trunk prefixno value Edit
Emergency phone number17, 18 Edit
GS1 country code604 Edit
Licence plate codeSN Edit
Maritime identification digits663 Edit
Unicode character🇸🇳 Edit
Category for mapsCategory:Maps of Senegal Edit
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Senegal, officially de Republic of Senegal, be de westernmost country insyd West Africa, wey dey situate for de Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal be bordered by Mauritania to de north, Mali to de east, Guinea to de southeast den Guinea-Bissau to de southwest. Senegal nearly dey surround The Gambia, a country wey dey occupy a narrow sliver of land along de banks of de Gambia River, wich dey separate Senegal ein southern region of Casamance from de rest of de country.[1][2] Senegal sanso dey share a maritime border plus Cape Verde. Senegal ein economic den political capital be Dakar.

Senegal be a member state of de African Union, de United Nations, de Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, den de Community of Sahel–Saharan States. Insyd de world of motor sports, dem know Senegal for de Paris–Dakar Rally.[3]

Government den politics

Administrative divisions

Regions of Senegal

Senegal be subdivided into 14 regions,[4] each dem administer by a Conseil Régional (Regional Council) population weight elect at de Arrondissement level. Dem further subdivide de country by 45 Départements, 113 Arrondissements (neither of wich get administrative function) den by Collectivités Locales, wich elect administrative officers.[5]

Regional capitals get de same name as dema respective regions:

  • Dakar
  • Diourbel
  • Fatick
  • Kaffrine
  • Kaolack
  • Kédougou
  • Kolda
  • Louga
  • Matam
  • Saint-Louis
  • Sédhiou
  • Tambacounda
  • Thiès
  • Ziguinchor

Demographics

Largest cities

Dakar, de capital, be by far de largest city insyd Senegal, plus over two million residents.[6] De second most populous city be Touba, a de jure communaute rurale (rural community), plus over half a million people.[6]


Largest cities anaa towns insyd Senegal

According to de 2013 Census[7]

Rank Name Region Pop.
1 Dakar Dakar 2,646,503
2 Touba Diourbel 753,315
3 Pikine Dakar 317,763
4 Kaolack Kaolack 233,708
5 M'bour Thiès 232,777
6 Rufisque Dakar 221,066
7 Ziguinchor Ziguinchor 205,294
8 Diourbel Diourbel 133,705
9 Tambacounda Tambacounda 107,293
10 Louga Louga 104,349

References

  1. ↑ "Which Countries Border The Gambia?". WorldAtlas. 2018-08-28. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Why is The Gambia Surrounded by Senegal?". Trazee Travel (in American English). 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ↑ Guivaudon, Guillaume (2021-12-13). "The best destinations for family holidays". Little Guest. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  4. ↑ Statoids page on Senegal Archived 28 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine (noting that three new regions were split off on 10 September 2008).
  5. ↑ List of current local elected officials Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine from Union des Associations d' Elus Locaux (UAEL) du Sénégal. See also the law creating current local government structures: Code des collectivités locales Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Loi n° 96-06 du 22 mars 1996.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (2005). "Situation économique et sociale du Sénégal" (PDF) (in French). Government of Senegal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
  7. ↑ "Senegal". City Population. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

Read further

  • Babou, Cheikh Anta, Fighting the Greater Jihad: Amadu Bamba and the Founding of the Muridiyya of Senegal, 1853–1913, (Ohio University Press, 2007)
  • Behrman, Lucy C, Muslim Brotherhood and Politics in Senegal, (iUniverse.com, 1999)
  • Buggenhage, Beth A, Muslim Families in Global Senegal: Money Takes Care of Shame, (Indiana University Press, 2012)
  • Bugul, Ken, The Abandoned Baobab: The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman, (University of Virginia Press, 2008)
  • Foley, Ellen E, Your Pocket is What Cures You: The Politics of Health in Senegal, (Rutgers University Press, 2010)
  • Gellar, Sheldon, Democracy in Senegal: Tocquevillian Analytics in Africa, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
  • Glover, John, Sufism and Jihad in Modern Senegal: The Murid Order, (University of Rochester Press, 2007)
  • Kane, Katharina, Lonely Planet Guide: The Gambia and Senegal, (Lonely Planet Publications, 2009)
  • Kueniza, Michelle, Education and Democracy in Senegal, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011)
  • Mbacké, Khadim, Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal, (Markus Wiener Publishing Inc., 2005)
  • Streissguth, Thomas, Senegal in Pictures, (Twentyfirst Century Books, 2009)
  • Various, Insight Guide: Gambia and Senegal, (APA Publications Pte Ltd., 2009)
  • Various, New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal: Conversion, Migration, Wealth, Power, and Femininity, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
  • Various, Senegal: Essays in Statecraft, (Codesria, 2003)
  • Various, Street Children in Senegal, (GYAN France, 2006)
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