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Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country of mainland West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow strip of land along the banks of the…

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Calling code
+221
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Demonym
Senegalese
Ethnic groups (2019)
39.7% Wolof · 27.5% Fula · 16.0% Serer · 4.9% Mandinka · 4.2% Jola
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate
GDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)
2025 estimate

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Senegal

Nodes387
Edges386
Triples525
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005168
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related to Languages · 31
Senegal → Arabic, Balanta-Ganja, Cangin, Casamance, Dakar, During, European, France, French, French-speaking, Fulas, In, Jola, Jola-Fonyi, Koranic, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Most, Noon
related to Foreign relations · 25
Senegal → African Union, After, AU, Community, Economic Community, ECOWAS, France, French, Friendly, Historically, Human Rights, It, Macky Sall, President Macky Sall, Saharan States, Sahel, Sall, Senegal's, Senegalese, They
related to Music · 23
Senegal → Africa, Akon, Another, Baaba Maal, Cheikh Lô, Fallou Dieng, Ismael Lô, Njuup, Omar Pene, Orchestra Baobab, Other, Pape Diouf, Sabar, Seckou Keita, Senegalese, Serer, The, Thione Seck, Titi, US-born
related to Education · 21
Senegal → Articles, Cape Verdean, Constitution, Dakar, Education, GDP, Global Innovation Index, Guinea-Bissau, Illiteracy, In, January, Labor, Ministry, Portuguese, Portuguese Creole, Portuguese-speaking, Public, The, The Ministry, There
related to Political culture · 21
Senegal → Africa, African, African Governance, As, By, Egypt, Free, Freedom House, Ibrahim Index, In, Local, Marabouts, Morocco, Muslim, Northern African, Partially Free, Senegal's, Senegal's Ibrahim Index, Tunisia, Wade's
related to Religion · 21
Senegal → According, African, African Islam, Berkley Center, Christian, Christianity, CIA World Factbook, Evangelical, Gambia, Islam, Less, London, Marloes Janson, Muslim, Roman Catholics, Serer, SOAS, Some Serer, Traditional, Traditional African
related to Ethnic groups · 20
Senegal → According, Bassari, CIA World Factbook, Europeans, Fula, Fulani, Halpulaar, Jola, Lebanese, Mandinka, Maures, Naarkajors, Other, Serer, Serer Cangin, Sonike, Soninke, Toucouleur, West African, Wolof
related to Law · 20
Senegal → According, Business Anti-Corruption Portal, CNLCC, Commission, Commission Nationale, Concussion, Constitution, Corruption, Illegally Acquired Assets, It, Lutte Contre, National Anti-Corruption Office, OFNAC, President Sall, President Wade, Recovery, Restitution, The, To, Transparence
related to Government and politics · 17
Senegal → Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade, Académie, African, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Constitutional Council, Court, February, Justice, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Macky Sall, March, National Assembly, On, Senate, Senegal's, The
related to 1980 to present · 16
Senegal → Abdou Diouf, Boubacar Lam, Diouf, Former, In, Mamadou Dia, Niger Delta, Nile Valley, Senegal River, Senegalese, Senghor, Senghor's, Tuculor, West Africa, World War, Yoro Dyâo

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senegalese dakar country also president population french african senegal's africa west serer one wolof first world casamance france many national

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SenegalCalling code+2211.00infobox
SenegalCapitaland largest cityDakar .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.m…1.00infobox
SenegalCurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)1.00infobox
SenegalDemonymSenegalese1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)39.7% Wolof1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)27.5% Fula1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)16.0% Serer1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)4.9% Mandinka1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)4.2% Jola1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)2.4% Soninke1.00infobox
SenegalEthnic groups (2019)5.4% others1.00infobox
SenegalGDP (nominal)2025 estimate1.00infobox
SenegalGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)2025 estimate1.00infobox
SenegalGini (2011)40.3 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
SenegalGovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic1.00infobox
SenegalHDI (2023)0.530 low (169th)1.00infobox
SenegalInternet TLD.sn1.00infobox
SenegalISO 3166 codeSN1.00infobox
SenegalLegislatureNational Assembly1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesWolof[a]1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesSerer1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesDiola1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesPulaar1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesSoninke1.00infobox
SenegalNational languagesMandinka[b]1.00infobox
SenegalOfficial languagesFrench1.00infobox
SenegalReligion (2024)89% Islam1.00infobox
SenegalReligion (2024)10% Christianity1.00infobox
SenegalReligion (2024)1% Traditional faiths1.00infobox
SenegalTime zoneUTC±00:00 (GMT)1.00infobox

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