Senegal: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 14.46463 / longitude: -14.56607

General information

Education

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

Economy

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

Geography

Country territory measures 196,722 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Dakar, Saint-Louis, Commune De Médina, Commune De Dakar-Plateau, Grand-Dakar. The inhabitants speak the following languages: French. Dakar serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania.

Population

This country represents 0.2% of the world's population with about 14,799,859 individuals. 35.60 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.90%.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Island of Gorée, Niokolo-Koba National Park, Island of Saint-Louis, Saloum Delta. Well known national dishes are: Thieboudienne.

Good to know

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal to learn more about this nation. The domain name ".sn" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is 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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