| Africa > Western Africa > Senegal | |
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| Official Name Republic of Senegal | |
| Motto One People, One Goal, One Faith | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Western Africa | |
| Capital Dakar | |
| Currency Cfa Franc Bceao (XOF) | |
| Independence Day 4 Apr 1960: Independence from France in 1960. | |
| Population 12,873,601 | |
| Nationality Senegalese | |
| Ethnic Group 43.3% Wolof, 23.8% Fula, 14.7% Serer, 3.7% Jola, 3.0% Mandinka, 1.1% Soninke, 1.0% European / Lebanese, 9.4% others | |
| Area 196,722 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania | |
| Time Zone GMT (UTC+0) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 14.00, Longitude -14.00 | |
| Dialing Code +221 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SN | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SEN | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 686 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SEN | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sn | |