Outline of Senegal

The Flag of Senegal		The Coat of arms of Senegal

The location of Senegal

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Senegal

The Republic of Senegal is a sovereign country located south of the Sénégal River in West Africa.^[1] Senegal is bound 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, Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) inland. Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on the country's Atlantic coast.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Senegal

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Senegal
• Official English country name: The Republic of Senegal
• Common endonym: Senegal
• Official endonym: République du Senegal
• Adjectival(s): Senegalese
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Senegal
• International rankings of Senegal
• ISO country codes: SN, SEN, 686
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SN
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sn

Geography of Senegal

An enlargeable topographic map of Senegal

• Senegal is: a country
• Population of Senegal: 12,379,000 - 70th most populous country
• Area of Senegal: 196,723 km²
• Atlas of Senegal

Location

• Senegal is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • West Africa
• Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
• Extreme points of Senegal
  • High: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m (1,906 ft)
  • Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m
• Land boundaries: 2,640 km

 Mauritania 813 km

 The Gambia 740 km

 Mali 419 km

 Guinea-Bissau 338 km

 Guinea 330 km

• Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 531 km

Environment of Senegal

An enlargeable satellite image of Senegal

• Climate of Senegal
• Environmental issues in Senegal
• Ecoregions in Senegal
• Renewable energy in Senegal
• Geology of Senegal
• Protected areas of Senegal
  • Biosphere reserves in Senegal
  • National parks of Senegal
• Wildlife of Senegal
  • Flora of Senegal
  • Fauna of Senegal
    • Birds of Senegal
    • Mammals of Senegal

Natural geographic features of Senegal

• Glaciers in Senegal: none ^[2]
• Islands of Senegal
• Lakes of Senegal
• Mountains of Senegal
  • Volcanoes in Senegal
• Rivers of Senegal
  • Waterfalls of Senegal
• Valleys of Senegal
• World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Regions of Senegal

Ecoregions of Senegal

Administrative divisions of Senegal

• Regions of Senegal
  • Departments of Senegal
    • Arrondissements of Senegal

Regions of Senegal

Departments of Senegal

Arrondissements of Senegal

Demography of Senegal

Government and politics of Senegal

Main article: Government of Senegal and Politics of Senegal

• Form of government: semi-presidential, liberal democratic republic
• Capital of Senegal: Dakar

• Elections in Senegal
• Political parties in Senegal
• Political scandals of Senegal
• Taxation in Senegal

Branches of the government of Senegal

Executive branch of the government of Senegal

• Head of state: President of Senegal,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Senegal,
• Cabinet of Senegal

Legislative branch of the government of Senegal

• Parliament of Senegal (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Senegal
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Senegal

Judicial branch of the government of Senegal

• Supreme Court of Senegal

Foreign relations of Senegal

• Diplomatic missions in Senegal
• Diplomatic missions of Senegal

International organization membership

The Republic of Senegal is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Senegal

• Constitution of Senegal
• Crime in Senegal
• Human rights in Senegal
  • LGBT rights in Senegal
  • Freedom of religion in Senegal
• Law enforcement in Senegal

Military of Senegal

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Senegal
• Forces
  • Army of Senegal
  • Navy of Senegal
  • Air Force of Senegal
  • Special forces of Senegal
• Military history of Senegal
• Military ranks of Senegal

Local government in Senegal

History of Senegal

Main article: History of Senegal, Timeline of the history of Senegal, and Current events of Senegal

• Military history of Senegal

Culture of Senegal

• Architecture of Senegal
• Cuisine of Senegal
• Festivals in Senegal
• Languages of Senegal
• Media in Senegal
• National symbols of Senegal
  • Coat of arms of Senegal
  • Flag of Senegal
  • National anthem of Senegal
• People of Senegal
• Prostitution in Senegal
• Public holidays in Senegal
• Records of Senegal
• Religion in Senegal
  • Buddhism in Senegal
  • Christianity in Senegal
  • Hinduism in Senegal
  • Islam in Senegal
  • Judaism in Senegal
  • Sikhism in Senegal
• World Heritage Sites in Senegal

Art in Senegal

• Art in Senegal
• Cinema of Senegal
• Literature of Senegal
• Music of Senegal
• Television in Senegal
• Theatre in Senegal

Sports in Senegal

• Football in Senegal
• Senegal at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Senegal

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one hundred and twelfth)

• Agriculture in Senegal
• Banking in Senegal
  • National Bank of Senegal
• Communications in Senegal
  • Internet in Senegal
• Companies of Senegal
• Currency of Senegal: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XOF
• Energy in Senegal
  • Energy policy of Senegal
  • Oil industry in Senegal
• Health care in Senegal
• Mining in Senegal
• Senegal Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Senegal
• Transport in Senegal
  • Airports in Senegal
  • Rail transport in Senegal
  • Roads in Senegal
• Water supply and sanitation in Senegal

Education in Senegal

Health in Senegal

See also

	Senegal portal
	Africa portal

French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Senegal-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Senegal-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

External links

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	Quotations from Wikiquote
	Source texts from Wikisource
	Textbooks from Wikibooks

Wikimedia Atlas of Senegal

Government

• (French) Gouvernement du Sénégal—Official governmental website
• Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in London government information and links
• (French) Observatoire sur les systèmes d'information, réseaux et inforoutes

News

• Newspaper Index - Senegal Online Newspapers in Senegal
• (French) Seneweb Senegal news
• allAfrica.com - Senegal news headline links
• SenActu - Senegal news headline links

Information Technologies (IT)

• (French) Syklon Technologies: Société de Services en Ingenierie Informatique au Sénégal et offshore

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Africa Phonebooks-Senegal NGOs

Overviews

• BBC News Country Profile - Senegal
• CIA World Factbook - Senegal
• MSN encarta Senegal overview
• Encyclopaedia Britannica's Country Page - "Senegal"
• [1]

Maps

• UN Map on Senegal

Literature

• Senegalese literature at a glance

Music

• Cora Connection West African music resources

Tourism

• Practical information on Senegal with maps, culture, articles ...
• Outline of Senegal travel guide from Wikitravel
• Guided Tours of Senegal
• The Lonely Planet travel guide on Senegal

Ethnicity

• (French) Senegals ethnic groups (in french)

Other

• [2]
• (French) L'Afrique - Sénégal Hundreds of photographs and articles
• Senegal shows tolerant face of Islam ...
• Movement of the Democratic Force of Casamance
• Mineral resources of Senegal
• Senegal Photos