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Senegal
Last update: Saturday 31st of July 2010
| République du Sénégal Republic of Senegal | |||||
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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 | |||||
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| Capital (and largest city) |  Dakar | ||||
| Official languages | French | ||||
| Government | Semi-presidential republic | ||||
| - President | Abdoulaye Wade | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Macky Sall | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - from France | June 20, 1960 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 196,723 km² (87th) 75,955 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 2.1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 2005 estimate | 11,658,000 (72nd) | ||||
| - Density | 59 /km² (137th) 153 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $20.504 billion (109th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $1,759 (149th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.460 (low) (156th) | ||||
| Currency | CFA franc (XOF) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC | ||||
| Internet TLD | .sn | ||||
| Calling code | +221 | ||||
Senegal (French: le Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Senegal is bounded 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, The Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 km inland.
The Cape Verde islands lie some 560 km (348 miles) off the Senegalese coast, but Cap Vert is a peninsula near Senegal's capital Dakar, and the western-most point in Africa.
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Dakar Rally (long known as ) annual transcontinental championship in the rally. A since 1978. Typically, finishirut in Senegal's capital, Dakar. In races involving professional athletes (the factory) and the amateur (numbered 80). Unlike classical rally...
interesting news scattered around the web…that’s democratic for you!! Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade faced off with 14 other candidates in the Senegal presidential elections today… who won?? hopefully the people…but 14 other candidates?? that must have been spreading the voting numbers too thin…