République du Sénégal
Republic of Senegal
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National motto: Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi (French: One People, One Goal, One Faith)
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| Official languages
| French
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| Capital
| Dakar
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| President
| Abdoulaye Wade
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| Prime Minister
| Macky Sall
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Area - Total - % water
| Ranked 85th 196,190 km² 2.1%
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Population - Total (2005) - Density
| Ranked 72nd 11,658,000 56.7/km²
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| GDP (PPP)
| $20.56 Billion (109th)
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| GDP per capita
| $1,800 (149th)
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| HDI (2003) | 0.458 (157th) – low
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Independence - Date
| From France June 20, 1960
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| Currency
| CFA Franc
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| Time zone
| UTC 0
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| National anthem
| Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons
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| Internet TLD
| .sn
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| Calling Code
| 221
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Senegal, officially the
Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the
Senegal 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 forms an
enclave within Senegal, following the
Gambia River more than 300 km inland. The
Cape Verde islands lie some 560 km off the Senegalese
coast.
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