Senegal: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Senegal

Economy

It is ranked 99# in the world with a GDP of $27,625,388,352 USD in 2021. The local currency (XOF) is represented by the symbol FCFA.

Geography

This nation's capital is Dakar and the country shares a border with Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: French. The country has a 196,722 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: Dakar, Saint-Louis, Commune De Médina, Commune De Dakar-Plateau, Grand-Dakar.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Island of Gorée, Niokolo-Koba National Park, Island of Saint-Louis, Saloum Delta. Interesting food you need to try here: Thieboudienne.

Population

There are 14,799,859 inhabitants, or 0.2% of the population of planet earth. The median age of the population is 35.60 years with a birth growth rate of 0.90%.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 17 years (tertiary education included).

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal is a good place to find out more details on this country. The domain name ".sn" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is SN, phone numbers start with +221

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