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Africa
Republic of Senegal
🗺️ Dakar, Senegal
Capital city
📍 14.7167°, -17.4677°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalDakar
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, D.C., during Standard Time)
Population18.8M
LanguagesFrench (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.sn
Internet Users61%
GDP per Capita$4,500
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than South Dakota; slightly larger than twice the size of Indiana
Climatetropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Terraingenerally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsWolof 39.7%, Pulaar 27.5%, Sereer 16%, Mandinka 4.9%, Jola 4.2%, Soninke 2.4%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2019 e...
ReligionsMuslim 97.2% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 2.7% (mostly Roman Catholic) (2019 est.)
Median Age19.4 years
Life Expectancy70.6 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 4 April (1960)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook