CAPITAL CITY OF Senegal: Dakar
LANGUAGE OF Senegal: French
CURRENCY OF Senegal: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF, XAF)
COMMENTS ABOUT Senegal:
Senegal - officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa
Cities : Dakar (Capital), Saint-Louis, Thiès, Pikine, Rufisque, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Tambacounda, Touba, Tivaouane, Mbour, Matam, Kolda, Diourbel, Linguere:
Best Places : Ports and harbors, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Places, Keur Moussa, Touba, Tivaouane, Fadiout + Joal, Ile de Goree, Karabane, Niokolo-Koba, Delta du Saloum, Parc National des oiseaux du Djoudj, Stone circles
Visas/ Passport : No visa is required for citizens of Canada, ECOWAS, European Union (except 12 new member countries), Israel, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Taiwan and US for up to three months.
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Electricity : 110V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code : +221
Time Zone : UTC
Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group sporadically has clashed with government forces since 1982. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping.
CLIMATE OF Senegal: Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind; Natural hazards : lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts.
RELIGION OF Senegal: Islam is the predominant religion, practiced by approximately 95 percent of the country's population; the Christian community, at 4 percent of the population, includes Roman Catholics and diverse Protestant denominations. There is also a tiny minority (1%) who practice animism, particularly in the southeastern region of the country.
POPULATION OF Senegal: 11,126,832 (July 2005 est.)>>