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Senegal Overview |
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| Learn about the geography, history, people, climate, government, economy, politics, military, and other aspects of Senegal. We have nine pages of interesting Senegal facts & figures: on everything from transportation and communications systems to natural hazards to transitional issues facing .Senegal. When you hear another country being discussed on the news, visit WorldCountries.info and gets the facts. |
| Area |
total: 196,190 sq km land: 192,000 sq km water: 4,190 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
| Population |
12,521,851 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
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Official Tourism Site
The Republic of Senegal is located in the westernmost part of Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinee-Bissau and Mauritania. Senegal has over 700Km of beautiful beaches, with high palms and rainforests, dry deserts and over 100 varieties of tropical plants and flowers. A place in Africa where foreigners are accepted everywhere with respect, Senegal has, despite the difficult economic situation and important social changes, retained its values of hospitality: the legendary Senegalese Teranga- where the rights and the religions (Islam and Catholicism and other religions) live in a spirit of tolerance.
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CIA World Factbook Description of Senegal |
| The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal was ruled by the Socialist Party for 40 years until current President Abdoulaye WADE was elected in 2000. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982, but the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The most significant threat within Senegal since the 1980s has been led by the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC). Although a peace agreement was signed in December 2004, internal rifts continue to keep the peace process deadlocked. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping. |
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