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| Conventional_long_nme | Republic of Senegal |
| National Motto | "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi"(French)
"One People, One Goal, One Faith" |
| National Anthem | Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons |
| Official languages | French |
| Demonym | Senegalese |
| Languages | Wolof, Soninke, Seereer-Siin, Fula, Maninka, Diola,
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| Capital | Dakar |
| Geocode | 14°40'N 17°25'W |
| Largest city | Dakar |
| Government | Info |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic |
| President | Abdoulaye Wade |
| Prime Minister | Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye |
| Area (km2) | 196,723 |
| General | Info |
| Area (sq mi) | 76,000 (87th) |
| Water (%) | 2.1 |
| Population estimate | 13,711,597 |
| Pop. Est. Rank | 67th |
| Population estimate year | 2009 |
| Population | 9,967,215 (2002) |
| Density (sq mi) | 180.4 (134th) |
| GDP (PPP) | $21.773 billion (2008) |
| GDP (PPP) per Capita | $1,739 |
| GDP | $13.350 billion (2008) |
| GDP per capita | $1,066 |
| Independence | Info |
| Independence | Independence |
| From France | 4 April 1960 |
| HDI | (+)0.464 (2007) (166th) (low) |
| Gini | 41.3 (1995) |
| Gini category | medium |
| Currency | CFA franc (XOF) |
| Timezone | UTC |
| Drives on the | right |
| Internet TLD | .sn |
| Calling code | 221 |
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Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal (République du Sénégal), is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 km², and has an estimated population of about 13.7 million.
Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the country's Atlantic coast. About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day.
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Senegal embark on new adventure - Fifa.com 
Fifa.com--Quarter-finalists at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™, where they progressed further than any other African team, -Senegal- seemed at the time destined to ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:24 GMT+00:00
Emirates to start Senegal flights - Emirates Business 24/7
Emirates Business 24/7--Emirates will begin operations to Dakar, the capital city of -Senegal-, starting from September 1 this year, the carrier said yesterday in a statement. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:01:14 GMT+00:00
Senegal to computerise tax administration - Afrique en Ligue
Afrique en Ligue---Senegal's- Tax and Excise Department is to computerise procedures in an effort to better manage taxation and establish tax payment through electronic ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:00 GMT+00:00
Emirates off to Senegal; Ryanair makes Malta 41st base; American tees off to ... - anna.aero
anna.aero--The government of -Senegal-, which is launching -Senegal- Airlines in 2010, has turned to the Emirates Group for help in the start-up and post launch phases. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMT+00:00
Two-year jail term hangs over Blackburn striker El-Hadji Diouf - Oneindia
Oneindia--He was charged with wounding with intent when he appeared in court in -Senegal- last Friday. Diouf received a three-month suspended prison term when found ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:26:42 GMT+00:00
Activists Criticize Senegal for Anti-Gay Persecution - Voice of America
Voice of America--Protesters in -Senegal- screamed at each other during this noisy anti-gay rally, one of many broken up by security forces over the past two years. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:49:37 GMT+00:00
Mulbah Wins Award In Senegal - Liberiansoccer.com
Liberiansoccer.com---...- Roland M. Mulbah, who writes for SportsDay, Champions Sports and www.liberiansoccer.com as senior Reporter has won a major award in Dakar, -Senegal-. ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:27:03 GMT+00:00
African nation condemns homosexuals - Bangkok.News.Net
Bangkok.News.Net--Gay rights activists in the African country of -Senegal- have noted that its political and religious leaders are running violent campaigns against them. ...
Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:13:59 GMT+00:00
Leaving family in Senegal to join father in the US - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Glenwood Springs Post Independent--He left it all and fled with his family to the safety of -Senegal-. Kane: I was born in Congo and raised in -Senegal-. When I was a baby my family fled Congo ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:42 GMT+00:00
Pakistan has twice as many women MPs - Times of India
Times of India--Only two countries in the list Denmark (38%) and -Senegal- have no quota system. The widely accepted benchmark to ensure a critical mass of women ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:07:17 GMT+00:00
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