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Maps
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Introduction
| Maps and Statistics | Timeline of Senegalese
History
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| A detailed
political map of Senegal |
A general
map with only major landmarks |
Maps
courtesy the Perry-Castaņeda
Library Map Collection.
Statistics:
| Area: |
197,161
square kilometers (76,124 square miles) |
| Capital:
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Dakar |
| Population:
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Estimated
at 10 million |
| Currency:
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CFA
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| National
Languages: |
Diola,
Mandingo, Pulaar, and Wolof |
| Official
Language: |
French
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| Major
Ethnic Groups: |
Wolof,
Fulani, Tukulor, and Serere |
| Natural
Resources: |
Phosphates,
marble, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and iron ore |
| Religions:
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Islam,
Christianity, and Traditional |
| National
Sport: |
Soccer |
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Government: |
Multiparty
democracy |
| President:
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Abdou
Diouf |
| Independence
Day: |
4
April 1960, from France |
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