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Complete details about Senegal in Africa with capital city Dakar
| Country Name | Senegal (Sénégal/Sounougal) |
| Country Code | SEN |
| Capital City | Dakar |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Western Africa |
| Independence Year | 1960 |
| Population | 9481000 |
| Surface Area | 196722.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 62.2 years |
| GNP | 4787.0 (old 4542.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Diola (5.0%) Ful (21.7%) Malinke (3.8%) Serer (12.5%) Soninke (1.3%) Wolof [official] (48.1%) |
Major Cities |
Pikine, Cap-Vert (population 855287) Dakar, Cap-Vert (population 785071) Thiès, Thiès (population 248000) Kaolack, Kaolack (population 199000) Ziguinchor, Ziguinchor (population 192000) Rufisque, Cap-Vert (population 150000) Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis (population 132400) Mbour, Thiès (population 109300) Diourbel, Diourbel (population 99400) |
Senegal's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: SuperSport.com (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:02:23 -0700 | |
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Federation of Uganda Football Federations (Fufa) will print a joint ticket for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Senegal and Africa Cup of Nations return leg against Congo Brazzaville. The Cranes begin their World Cup campaign away to Angola in ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Kawowo Sports | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:33:34 -0700 | |
| FUFA to print Joint tickets for Senegal and Congo games read full story | ||
| Publisher: SuperSport.com (blog) | Wed, 23 May 2012 05:28:05 -0700 | |
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Senegal has revealed plans to bid for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 20 years after it first hosted the showpiece in 1992. Sports minister El Hadj Malick Gackou on Tuesday said he had been working with the football federation to make sure the 2019 ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:34:53 -0700 | |
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By DREW HINSHAW And LIAM PLEVEN DAKAR, Senegal?A military revolt in the tiny African nation of Guinea-Bissau is unsettling the market for prized cashew nuts. Some of the world's tastiest cashews are rotting in roadside piles on rural byways leading to ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Independent Online | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:44:10 -0700 | |
| Bissau junta says hands power back to civilians read full story | ||
| Publisher: Radio Netherlands | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:22:20 -0700 | |
| Another coup bites the dust - now what? read full story | ||
| Publisher: International Business Times | Wed, 23 May 2012 10:07:42 -0700 | |
| Guinea-Bissau Military Junta Steps Down, Hands Power To Transitional Government read full story | ||
| Publisher: GhanaWeb | Wed, 23 May 2012 13:04:48 -0700 | |
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The World Bank on Wednesday approved $120 million financing for the second phase of the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme, expected to improve food production by spreading new agricultural technologies in Ghana and Senegal. read full story |
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| Publisher: eGov monitor | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:03:14 -0700 | |
| New Program to Spread Agricultural Technologies across West Africa read full story | ||