Where is Senegal?

Where is Senegal Located?

The given Senegal location map shows that Senegal is located in the western part of Africa continent. Senegal map also shows that it shares its international boundaries with Mauritania in the north, Mali in the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in the south. However, Atlantic Ocean lies in the west of the country.

Interestingly, the name of Senegal possibly derived from the name of Senegal River, which originates from the Fauta Djallon in Guinea and then by flowing it makes boundary from the east and north side of Senegal. The capital city of Senegal is Dakar; it is located at the Cap-Vert peninsula, westernmost tip of the country. The government type of Senegal is a republic featured with multi-party system. However, the head of state is President elected for five years term.

The economy of the country is largely depends upon some of the important sectors including food processing, mining, artificial fertilizer, chemicals, cement, textiles, refining imported petroleum, fishing, and tourism.

Moreover, the climate of Senegal is tropical featured with two seasons i.e. the dry season and the rainy season.

Country	Senegal
Continent	Africa
Where is Located	Senegal is a country located in the West Africa
Coordinates	14°40'N17°25'W
Capital	Dakar
Largest City	Dakar
Neighboring Countries	The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
Administrative divisions	14 regions
Area	196,723 sq. km.
Population	12,855,153 (2011)
Official Language	French
Currency	West African CFA franc
ISO Alpha-2 Code	SN
ISO Alpha-3 Code	SEN
ISO Numeric Code	686
GDP	$26.574 billion 2012 estimate
Calling code	221
Time Zone	UTC
Internet TLD	.sn