SENEGAL

Senegal is a country south of the Senegel river in western Africa. Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Gambia lies almost entirely within Senegal, surrounded on the north, east and south; from its western coast, The Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 km inland.

Geography

Westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal

Capital

Dakar

Climate

Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind.

Language

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

Monetary Unit

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Largest Cities

Dakar, Thies, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Mbour, Diourbel

Principal rivers

Senegal

Airports

Bakel, Cap Skirring, Dakar Yoff, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Matam, Niokolo Koba, Podor, Richard-Toll, Simenti, St. Louis, Tambacounda, Ziguinchor