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Senegal - Travel guideSenegal - Country backgroundIndependent from France in 1960, Senegal was ruled by the Socialist Party for forty years until current President Abdoulaye WADE was elected in 2000. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982, but the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. A southern separatist group sporadically has clashed with government forces since 1982, but Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping. |
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Senegal General Information | |
| Country full name : | conventional long form: Republic of Senegal conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local short form: Senegal former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia); Mali Federation |
| Capital : | Dakar |
| Religions : | Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Languages : | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| Location : | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
| Geographic coordinates : | 14 00 N, 14 00 W |
| Area : | total: 196,190 sq km land: 192,000 sq km water: 4,190 sq km |
| Climate : | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
| Population : | 11,987,121 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Senegalese adjective: Senegalese |
| Ethnic groups : | Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% |
| Government type : | republic under multiparty democratic rule |
| Administrative divisions: | 11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor |
| Legal system : | based on French civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of State audits the government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .sn |
| Calling code : | +221 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +0 |
| Electricity : | 230V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | Independence Day, 4 April (1960) |
| Interesting link : | Senegal travel guide - Lonely Planet Senegal travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Senegal |
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