| Official
Name : |
RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL (Republic of Senegal) |
| Total
Area: |
196,720 square kilometres. |
| Population: |
12,644,000
(2011 estimate). |
| Languages: |
English
and Setswana (both official), Ndebe, Hottentot, Shona, others. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 70%, Christian 30%. |
| Capital: |
Daker.
Population 2.77 million (2009 census) |
| Currency: |
Although Central African CFA franc and West African CFA franc have always been at parity and have therefore always had the same monetary value against other currencies, they are in principle separate currencies. |
| Independant: |
In January 1959, Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fully independent on 20 June 1960. The Federation broke up on 20 August 1960. |
| Geography: |
The Senegalese landscape consists mainly of the rolling sandy plains of the western Sahel which rise to foothills in the southeast. Here is also found Senegal's highest point, an otherwise unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha at 584 m |
| Flag: |
The flag in this form was officially adopted on August 20, 1960.
To print flag below, right-click and select "open image in new window", then print in landscape mode. Flag ratio is 2:3. |
