Senegal: map, capital and facts

Senegal is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Dakar. Its official language is French.

Senegal covers about 196,722 km², making it the 86th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 18.9 million people live there, the 68th-most populous.

Senegal shares land borders with 5 countries: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.

Where is Senegal?

Senegal is in Western Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 14°N, 14°W, in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

Senegal is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Senegal facts

Capital	Dakar
Continent	Africa
Region	Western Africa
Area	196,722 km² (86th largest)
Population	18,931,966 (68th most populous)
Language	French
Currency	West African CFA franc (Fr)
Landlocked	No
Land borders	5
Centre point	14°N, 14°W

Countries that border Senegal

Gambia, capital Banjul
Guinea, capital Conakry
Guinea-Bissau, capital Bissau
Mali, capital Bamako
Mauritania, capital Nouakchott

Other countries near Senegal

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

Sierra Leone, about 670 km
Liberia, about 970 km
Cape Verde, about 1,100 km
Ivory Coast, about 1,190 km
Burkina Faso, about 1,300 km

Guess Senegal in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Senegal were the answer, guessing it would show:

Continent: Africa
Subregion: Western Africa
Hemisphere: Northern
Landlocked: No
Area: 196,722 km²

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More countries in Western Africa

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.