Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal (French) |
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Motto: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (French)
"One People, One Goal, One Faith" |
Anthem:
"Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons"
"Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons"
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 Location of Senegal (dark green) |
| Capital and largest city | Dakar
14°40′N17°25′W / 14.667°N 17.417°W / 14.667; -17.417 |
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| Official languages | French |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Demonym(s) | Senegalese |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidential republic[1] |
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| Macky Sall |
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| Moustapha Niasse |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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• Republic established | 25 November 1958 |
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• from Francea | 4 April 1960 |
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| 20 August 1960 |
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• Total | 196,712 km2 (75,951 sq mi) (86th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.1 |
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• 2018 estimate | 15,854,323[2][3] (72nd) |
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• 2016 census | 16,624,000[4] (73rd) |
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• Density | 68.7/km2 (177.9/sq mi) (134th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $66.438 billion[5] (99th) |
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• Per capita | $3,675[5] (158th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $28.02 billion[5][6] (105th) |
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• Per capita | $1,675[5] (149th) |
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| Gini (2011) | 40.3[7]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.512[8]
low · 168th |
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| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
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| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +221 |
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| ISO 3166 code | SN |
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| Internet TLD | .sn |
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