Senegal reaches around The Gambia on three sides, leaving that country as a strip along its river. Gorée Island off Dakar was a departure point of the Atlantic slave trade.
Senegal
Senegal Flag
Senegal Armorial
Easy learning about Senegal
The capital city of Senegal is Dakar, capital city of Senegal.
Word: Teranga
Meaning: welcoming spirit
Administrative Divisions
14 regions:
- Dakar
- Diourbel
- Fatick
- Kaffrine
- Kaolack
- Kedougou
- Kolda
- Louga
- Matam
- Saint-Louis
- Sédhiou
- Tambacounda
- Thiès
- Ziguinchor
Regions of Senegal map
Senegal is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Western Africa sub-region in the continent of Africa.
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
-5 m (-16 ft), 10 m (33 ft), 25 m (82 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 250 m (820 ft), Max altitude 695 m (2280 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Senegal
Height from south to north in Senegal
1North Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)0 m2Gambia6 to 140 m3Senegal0 to 21 m
Population of Senegal, 1960–2025
The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices
Basic Information
Capital City: Dakar, capital city of Senegal
Population: 18,931,966 (World Bank)
Area: 196,722 km² / 75,955 sq mi
People from Senegal are called: Senegalese
Geography
Latitude: 15.138° N
Longitude: 14.779° W
Geographical Subregion: Western Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Highest Elevation Point: Népin Cliff (531 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Borders
- Guinea — Land border
- Mauritania — Land border
- Guinea-Bissau — Land border
- The Gambia — Land border
- Mali — Land border
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 102 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 429 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 75 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.939 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 169 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.53
Mean Years of Schooling: 2.9
Expected Years of Schooling: 9.1
Life Expectancy at Birth: 68.7 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Muslim most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods
Second Most Predominant: Christian mostly Roman Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Illegal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: Yes
Maximum Prison Sentence: 10 Years
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+00:00
Official website: primature.sn
TLD: .sn
Calling Code: +221
MapGeo Name: Senegal
MapGeo Code: SN