Place:Outline of Senegal
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The Coat of arms of Senegal
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:
Senegal – sovereign country located south of the Sénégal River in West Africa.[1] Senegal is bound by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Gambia lies almost entirely within Senegal, surrounded on the north, east and south; from its western coast, Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) inland. Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on the country's Atlantic coast.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˌsɛnɪˈɡɔːl, -ˈɡɑːl/ (
listen) - Common English country name: Senegal
- Official English country name: The Republic of Senegal
- Common endonym: Senegal
- Official endonym: République du Senegal
- Adjectival(s): Senegalese
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Senegal
- ISO country codes: SN, SEN, 686
- ISO region codes: See SN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sn
Geography of Senegal
- Senegal is: a country
- Population of Senegal: 12,379,000 - 70th most populous country
- Area of Senegal: 196,723 km2
- Atlas of Senegal
Location
- Senegal is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
- Extreme points of Senegal
- High: unnamed feature 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha 648 m (2,126 ft)
- Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,640 km
Mauritania 813 km
The Gambia 740 km
Mali 419 km
Guinea-Bissau 338 km
Guinea 330 km
- Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 531 km
Environment of Senegal
- Climate of Senegal
- Ecological Monitoring Centre, Senegal
- Protected areas of Senegal
- Biosphere reserves in Senegal
- National parks of Senegal
- Wildlife of Senegal
- Fauna of Senegal
- Birds of Senegal
- Mammals of Senegal
- Fauna of Senegal
Natural geographic features of Senegal
- Glaciers in Senegal: none [2]
- Islands of Senegal
- Rivers of Senegal
- World Heritage Sites in Senegal
Regions of Senegal
Ecoregions of Senegal
List of ecoregions in Senegal
Administrative divisions of Senegal
Administrative divisions of Senegal
- Regions of Senegal
- Departments of Senegal
- Arrondissements of Senegal
- Departments of Senegal
Regions of Senegal
Regions of Senegal
Departments of Senegal
Departments of Senegal
Arrondissements of Senegal
Arrondissements of Senegal
Demography of Senegal
Demographics of Senegal
Government and politics of Senegal
Politics of Senegal
- Form of government: semi-presidential, liberal democratic republic
- Capital of Senegal: Dakar
- Elections in Senegal
- Political parties in Senegal
Branches of the government of Senegal
Government of Senegal
Executive branch of the government of Senegal
- Head of state: President of Senegal,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Senegal,
Legislative branch of the government of Senegal
- Parliament of Senegal (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Senegal
- Lower house: House of Commons of Senegal
Judicial branch of the government of Senegal
Court system of Senegal
Foreign relations of Senegal
Foreign relations of Senegal
- Diplomatic missions in Senegal
- Diplomatic missions of Senegal
International organization membership
The Republic of Senegal is a member of:[1]
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Law and order in Senegal
Law of Senegal
- Constitution of Senegal
- Human rights in Senegal
- LGBT rights in Senegal
- Law enforcement in Senegal
Military of Senegal
Military of Senegal
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Senegal
- Air Force of Senegal
Local government in Senegal
Local government in Senegal
History of Senegal
History of Senegal
- Current events of Senegal
- Serer ancient history
- Timeline of Serer history
- Serer history (medieval era to present)
Culture of Senegal
Culture of Senegal
- Cuisine of Senegal
- Languages of Senegal
- Media in Senegal
- National symbols of Senegal
- Coat of arms of Senegal
- Flag of Senegal
- National anthem of Senegal
- Prostitution in Senegal
- Public holidays in Senegal
- Religion in Senegal
- Buddhism in Senegal
- Hinduism in Senegal
- Islam in Senegal
- Serer religion
- World Heritage Sites in Senegal
Art in Senegal
- Cinema of Senegal
- Literature of Senegal
- Music of Senegal
- Television in Senegal
Sports in Senegal
Sports in Senegal
- Football in Senegal
- Senegal at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Senegal
Economy of Senegal
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one hundred and twelfth)
- Agriculture in Senegal
- Communications in Senegal
- Internet in Senegal
- Companies of Senegal
- Currency of Senegal: Franc
- ISO 4217: XOF
- Energy in Senegal
- Health care in Senegal
- Mining in Senegal
- Stock Exchange in Senegal: none – Senegal is served by the regional stock exchange Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
- Tourism in Senegal
- Transport in Senegal
- Airports in Senegal
- Rail transport in Senegal
- Roads in Senegal
- Water supply and sanitation in Senegal
Education in Senegal
Education in Senegal
Health in Senegal
Health in Senegal
See also
Senegal
- Index of Senegal-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Senegal-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Senegal". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/senegal/.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
- Government
- (in French) Gouvernement du Sénégal—Official governmental website
- Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in London government information and links
- (in French) Observatoire sur les systèmes d'information, réseaux et inforoutes
- News
- Newspaper Index - Senegal Online Newspapers in Senegal
- (in French) Seneweb Senegal news
- allAfrica.com - Senegal news headline links
- SenActu - Senegal news headline links
- Information Technologies (IT)
- (in French) Syklon Technologies: Société de Services en Ingenierie Informatique au Sénégal et offshore
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Overviews
- BBC News Country Profile - Senegal
- CIA World Factbook - Senegal
- MSN encarta Senegal overview
- Encyclopædia Britannica's Country Page - "Senegal"
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- Maps
- Literature
- Music
- Cora Connection West African music resources
- Tourism
- Practical information on Senegal with maps, culture, articles ...
- Guided Tours of Senegal
- The Lonely Planet travel guide on Senegal
- Ethnicity
- (in French) Senegals ethnic groups (in french)
- Other
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- (in French) L'Afrique - Sénégal Hundreds of photographs and articles
- Senegal shows tolerant face of Islam ...
- Movement of the Democratic Force of Casamance
- Mineral resources of Senegal
- Senegal Photos
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