Senegal

Republic of Senegal République du Sénégal  (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi" (French) "One People, One Goal, One Faith"
Anthem: Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons
Location of  Senegal  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Dakar
Official languages	French
Recognised regional languages	Wolof Soninke Serer Fula Maninka Jola
Ethnic groups	43.3% Wolof 23.8% Fula 14.7% Serer 3.7% Jola 3.0% Mandinka 1.1% Soninke 1.0% European / Lebanese 9.4% others
Demonym(s)	Senegalese
Government	Semi-presidential republic
• President	Bassirou Diomaye Faye
• Prime Minister	Ousmane Sonko
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• from Francea	20 June 1960
• Withdrawal from the Mali Federation	20 August 1960
Area
• Total	196,712 km2 (75,951 sq mi) (87th)
• Water (%)	2.1
Population
• 2013 estimate	13,567,338 (67th)
• 2013 census	13,508,715
• Density	68.7/km2 (177.9/sq mi) (134th)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	$26.574 billion[1]
• Per capita	$2,026[1]
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Total	$13.864 billion[1]
• Per capita	$1,057[1]
Gini (2011)	40.3[2] medium
HDI (2013)	0.485[3] low · 163rd
Currency	CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	UTC
Driving side	right
Calling code	+221
ISO 3166 code	SN
Internet TLD	.sn
With French Sudan, as the Mali Federation.

The Republic of Senegal (French République da Sénégal) is a country in West Africa. The capital is Dakar. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometres. It has population of about 13 million. The climate is tropical with two seasons: the dry season and the rainy cold season. Senegal was given independence by France in 1960.

Major industries are fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair. Peanuts, sugarcane, cotton, green beans, industrial tomato, cherry tomato, melon, and mango are important cash crops.

French is the official language. Since April 2012, Senegal's president has been Macky Sall.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Senegal". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
2. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
3. ↑ "2014 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2014. pp. 21–25. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
4. ↑ "La langue officielle de la République du Sénégal est le Français. Les langues nationales sont le Diola, le Malinké, le Pulaar, le Sérère, le Soninké, le Wolof et toute autre langue nationale qui sera codifiée." Official website of the Senegalese government Archived 2006-07-25 at the Wayback Machine