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Senegal

Also Known As Republic of Senegal
Western Africa

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country of mainland West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal became fully independent from France on 20 June 1960. Its capital is Dakar. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Dakar 2
Population
18,847,519 2
2024 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
196,722 2
Independence or Founding Year
1960 2
Senegal became fully independent on 20 June 1960, as a result of a transfer of power agreement signed with France on 4 April 1960.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Senegal

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Dakar, Cities
Source Dakar (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions
West Africa, Regions

Bordered By Water

Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea

Borders

Gambia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
Guinea, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
Mali, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
Mauritania, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal

Has Capital

Dakar, Cities

Dakar is the capital of Senegal.

Source Dakar (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Gambia River (Wikipedia)
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Has Member

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Nationals Include

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Source Wikidata: Jacques Diouf

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Source Wikidata: Kéba Mbaye

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Source Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye (born 25 March 1980), also known mononymously as Diomaye, is a Senegalese politician and former tax official who is serving as the fifth and current president of Senegal since 2024.

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Source Leopold Sedar Senghor (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Léopold Sédar Senghor ( song-GOR, French: [leɔpɔl sedaʁ sɑ̃ɡɔʁ], Wolof: Léwopóol Sedaar Seŋoor; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.

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Source Cheikh Anta Diop (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Cheikh Anta Diop (29 December 1923 – 7 February 1986) was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture.

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Source Boniface N'Dong (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Senegalese former basketball player and current coach

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Source Henri Saivet (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]
Quote, Lead [nationality]
is a Senegalese professional footballer

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Source Lamine Sané (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Born in France, he represented Senegal at the international level.

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Source Mame Biram Diouf (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, first sentence [nationality]
Quote, Lead paragraph, first sentence [nationality]
is a Senegalese professional footballer

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Source Mathieu Faye (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Senegalese former basketball player

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Source M'Baye Niang (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level.

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Source Papa Alioune Diouf (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Senegalese professional footballer

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Source Salif Keita (Senegalese footballer) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Senegalese former professional footballer

Origin Of

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Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1

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Source Serer (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
The Serer people (Serer proper: Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious group and nation, "today scattered in several small states on the coast or pushed back into the woods of the interior, must be one of the oldest in Senegambia." They are the third-largest ethnic group in Senegal, making up 16% of the Senegalese population.

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Location Of

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Source Dakar Rally (Wikipedia)Lead, original finish
Quote, Lead, original finish
The event began in 1978 as a rally from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal.

Site Of

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Source Amadou Bamba (reference article)Wikipedia contributorsArticle texttier 3
Quote, Article text
Amadou Bamba founded the Mouride brotherhood in 1883, with its capital in Touba, Senegal.

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Source Cheikh Anta Diop University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) (French: Université Cheikh Anta Diop), is a university in Dakar, Senegal.

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Found There

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Source West African Dwarf goats (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
from coastal West and Central Africa, a range extending roughly from Senegal to Congo

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Source Wikidata: Manding

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Senegal

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Source Comment est compose le Conseil constitutionnel, conseilconstitutionnel.snPage footer, copyright line
Quote, Page footer, copyright line
© Copyright 2026. tous droits réservés. Conseil Constitutionnel Sénégal .

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Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l usage du francais: Senegal, Cour supremePage title
Quote, Page title
Sénégal Cour suprême

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Source Wikipedia: African palm civetDistribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
In Senegal, it was observed in 2000 in Niokolo-Koba National Park

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Source Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Senegal
Quote, Distribution, Senegal
It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Bulwer's petrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, senegal
Quote, Distribution and habitat, senegal
it is a year-round resident in Cabo Verde, China, French Guiana, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal and Taiwan

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Source Bunting's thicket rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

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Source Campbell's mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
native to Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Source Common genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (2)
In North Africa, the common genet occurs along the western Mediterranean coast, and in a broad band from Senegal and Mauritania in the west throughout the savannah zone south of the Sahara to Somalia and Tanzania in the east.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Senegal
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Senegal
Rwanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone

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Source Daisy stingray (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The known range of the daisy stingray extends from Senegal to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Dalton's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.

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Source Egyptian mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Senegal
Quote, Range and habitat, Senegal
Its range includes several countries and regions in North Africa and the Middle East: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Fire-footed rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Habitat, living or extinct
Quote, Habitat, living or extinct
It is found in West and Central Africa from Senegal to Uganda and south to Angola.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Senegal
Quote, Distribution, Senegal
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
from Senegal and Gambia in the west east to Nigeria

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Giant eland (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Senegal
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Senegal
Republic of the Congo · Senegal · Sierra Leone

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Source Gracile tateril (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

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Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, Senegal
Quote, Range and habitat, Senegal
It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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Source Green monkey (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The green monkey is found in West Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to the Volta River.

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Source Guinea baboon (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.

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Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda

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Source Guinean gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent found in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Senegal (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Senegal
  • Infobox, capital
    Dakar
  • Infobox: area_km2
    196,722
  • Demographics section, 2024
    18,847,519 (2024 estimate)
  • History section, independence
    became fully independent on 20 June 1960, as a result of a transfer of power agreement signed with France on 4 April 1960
  • Introduction
    Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country of mainland West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Senegal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    531 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Gambia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    The Gambia 749 km
  • Borders: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Guinea 363 km
  • Borders: Guinea-Bissau, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Guinea-Bissau 341 km
  • Borders: Mali, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Mali 489 km
  • Borders: Mauritania, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Mauritania 742 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SEN, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SEN, incomeLevel
"name": "Senegal", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Senegal
Wikidata Q1041, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Gambia River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Gambia River, Lead section
from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia
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Dakar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Dakar, Infobox, Country
    Senegal
  • Has Capital: Dakar, Lead section, capital fact
    Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal.
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Wikidata: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Encompasses: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Guinea, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Senegal 363 km
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Kédougou (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kédougou, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kédougou, Lead
is a town in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal
View the Source
Kédougou Region (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Kédougou Region, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Kédougou Region, Lead
Kédougou is a region of Senegal.
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