SENEGAL
Official Name:
REPUBLIC OF
SENEGAL
Country Profile Area: 196,190 sq km. Capital: Dakar Population: 13,711,597 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka Date of independence: 4 April, 1960. Currency: CFA Franc (XOF) Religion: Muslim (majority), Christian and indigenous beliefs. National Day: Independence Day; 4 April |
Abdoulaye Wade
President of Senegal
Administrative Division:
11 Regions;
Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
11 Regions;
Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor