The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:
Senegal – sovereign country located south of the Sénégal River in West Africa.[1] Senegal is bound 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, Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) inland. Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on the country's Atlantic coast.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˌsɛnɪˈɡɔːl, -ˈɡɑːl/
- Common English country name: Senegal
- Official English country name: The Republic of Senegal
- Common endonym: Senegal
- Official endonym: République du Senegal
- Adjectival(s): Senegalese
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Senegal
- ISO country codes: SN, SEN, 686
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sn
Geography of Senegal
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- Senegal is: a country
- Population of Senegal: 12,379,000 - 70th most populous country
- Area of Senegal: 196,723 km2
- Atlas of Senegal
Location
edit- Senegal is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Senegal
- High: unnamed feature 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha 648 m (2,126 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,640 km
Mauritania 813 km
The Gambia 740 km
Mali 419 km
Guinea-Bissau 338 km
Guinea 330 km
- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 531 km
Environment of Senegal
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- Climate of Senegal
- Ecological Monitoring Centre, Senegal
- Protected areas of Senegal
- Wildlife of Senegal
- Fauna of Senegal
Natural geographic features of Senegal
edit- Glaciers in Senegal: none [2]
- Islands of Senegal
- Rivers of Senegal
- World Heritage Sites in Senegal
Regions of Senegal
editEcoregions of Senegal
editList of ecoregions in Senegal
Administrative divisions of Senegal
editAdministrative divisions of Senegal
Regions of Senegal
editDepartments of Senegal
editArrondissements of Senegal
editDemography of Senegal
editGovernment and politics of Senegal
edit- Form of government: semi-presidential, liberal democratic republic
- Capital of Senegal: Dakar
- Elections in Senegal
- Political parties in Senegal
Branches of the government of Senegal
editExecutive branch of the government of Senegal
editLegislative branch of the government of Senegal
edit- Parliament of Senegal (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Senegal
- Lower house: House of Commons of Senegal
Judicial branch of the government of Senegal
editCourt system of Senegal
Foreign relations of Senegal
editInternational organization membership
editThe Republic of Senegal is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Senegal
editLaw of Senegal
- Constitution of Senegal
- Human rights in Senegal
- Law enforcement in Senegal
Military of Senegal
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government in Senegal
editLocal government in Senegal
History of Senegal
edit- Current events of Senegal
- Serer ancient history
Culture of Senegal
edit- Cuisine of Senegal
- Languages of Senegal
- Media in Senegal
- National symbols of Senegal
- Prostitution in Senegal
- Public holidays in Senegal
- Religion in Senegal
- World Heritage Sites in Senegal
Art in Senegal
editSports in Senegal
editSports in Senegal
Economy and infrastructure of Senegal
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one hundred and twelfth)
- Agriculture in Senegal
- Communications in Senegal
- Companies of Senegal
- Currency of Senegal: Franc
- Energy in Senegal
- Health care in Senegal
- Mining in Senegal
- Stock Exchange in Senegal: none – Senegal is served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- Tourism in Senegal
- Transport in Senegal
- Water supply and sanitation in Senegal
Education in Senegal
editHealth in Senegal
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Senegal". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- Government
- (in French) Gouvernement du Sénégal—Official governmental website
- Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in London government information and links
- (in French) Observatoire sur les systèmes d'information, réseaux et inforoutes
- News
- Newspaper Index - Senegal Online Newspapers in Senegal
- (in French) Seneweb Senegal news
- allAfrica.com - Senegal news headline links
- SenActu - Senegal news headline links
- Information Technologies (IT)
- (in French) Syklon Technologies: Société de Services en Ingenierie Informatique au Sénégal et offshore
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Overviews
- BBC News Country Profile - Senegal
- CIA World Factbook - Senegal
- MSN encarta Senegal overview
- Encyclopædia Britannica's Country Page - "Senegal"
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- Maps
- Literature
- Music
- Cora Connection West African music resources
- Tourism
- Practical information on Senegal with maps, culture, articles ...
Senegal travel guide from Wikivoyage- Guided Tours of Senegal
- The Lonely Planet travel guide on Senegal
- Ethnicity
- (in French) Senegals ethnic groups (in french)
- Other
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- (in French) L'Afrique - Sénégal Hundreds of photographs and articles
- Senegal shows tolerant face of Islam ...
- Movement of the Democratic Force of Casamance
- Mineral resources of Senegal
- Senegal Photos
