Senegal: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 14.46463 / longitude: -14.56607

General information

Population

35.60 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.90%. There are 14,799,859 people here, or 0.2% of the world's population.

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $27,625,388,352 USD, placing it at position 99 in the market. The local currency (XOF) is represented by the symbol FCFA.

Geography

Dakar serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania. The inhabitants speak the following languages: 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.

Education

On average citizens spend 17 years in school (including higher education).

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Thieboudienne. There are UNESCO listed sites: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Island of Gorée, Niokolo-Koba National Park, Island of Saint-Louis, Saloum Delta.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal. The ISO code is SN, the country's websites have the domain name ".sn", phone numbers start with +221

Summary

Flag
ISO code SN
Capital Dakar
Population 14,799,859
World percentage 0.2%
Median age 35.60 years
Population growth rate 0.90%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages French
GDP (2021) $27,625,388,352
GDP position #99
Currency code XOF
Currency symbol FCFA
School life expectancy 17 years
National dish Thieboudienne
TLD .sn
Phone prefix +221
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal

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