Name: | Senegal (Republic of Senegal) |
Local name (French): | Sénégal (République de Sénégal) |
Bordering countries: | Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania |
Status: | sovereign state |
Surface: | 196.2 ths. sq. km |
Population (2003): | 10 580 ths. |
Capital: | Dakar |
Official language: | French |