Senegal

Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal  (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (French) "One People, One Goal, One Faith"
Anthem:  "Le Lion rouge" "The Red Lion"
Location of  Senegal  (dark green)
Capital and largest city	Dakar 14°40′N 17°25′W / 14.667°N 17.417°W / 14.667; -17.417
Official languages	French[1]
National languages	Wolof Serer Diola Hassaniya Arabic Pulaar Soninke Mandinka[a]
Lingua franca	Wolof French Pulaar Serer Diola Hassaniya Arabic Soninke Malinke Arabic[b] others
Ethnic groups (2019)[4]	39.7% Wolof 27.5% Fula 16.0% Serer 4.9% Mandinka 4.2% Jola 2.4% Soninke 5.4% others
Religion (2019)[4]	97.2% Islam 2.7% Christianity
Demonym(s)	Senegalese
Government	Unitary presidential republic[5]
• President	Bassirou Diomaye Faye
• Prime Minister	Ousmane Sonko
• President of the National Assembly	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.

1. ↑ "Senegal". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2022-08-23. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
2. ↑ "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.
3. ↑ Falola, Toyin (2017-11-30). Africanizing Knowledge: African Studies Across the Disciplines. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-351-32438-0.
4. ↑ ^{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.
5. ↑ "Senegal". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
6. ↑ ^{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.
7. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
8. ↑ "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.