Senegal: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 14.46463 / longitude: -14.56607

General information

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 17 years (tertiary education included).

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $27,625,388,352 USD, which ranks it number 99 in the world. The currency symbol is FCFA, and the ISO code for that currency is XOF.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Thieboudienne. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Island of Gorée, Niokolo-Koba National Park, Island of Saint-Louis, Saloum Delta.

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%.

Geography

Dakar is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania. People from this country speak these languages: French. 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.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's websites have the domain name ".sn", the country's 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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