Senegal, Africa

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Image of Dakar, capital city of Senegal

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Senegal is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Senegal
Senegal is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Western Africa Africa Continent
Senegal has a population of	18,077,573 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Senegal are called Senegalese
The country’s total area is	196,190 Km² ( 121,907 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	85
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Senegal HDI ranks in position nº 169 worldwide Low Human Development HDI of 0.517 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Senegal’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 58 countries Senegal passport ranks in position nº 81 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Senegal GDP per capita is	$1,811 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Senegal ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Senegal EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 429 ranks 102nd worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	14° 00' N, 14° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Senegal Capital city	Dakar
Neighbouring countries	Guinea, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Mali.
Senegal Climate	tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Most predominant religion	Muslim (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods),
Second most predominant religion	Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Currency name & code	Franc (XOF)
Internet ccTLD	.sn
Senegal calling code	+221

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