Republic of Senegal. Country Code: SN. Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. Land Area: 75,955 square miles. Capital: Dakar. Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. Terrain: Generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast. Population: 10,589,571. Life Expectancy: 64 years. Literacy: 51%. Languages: French, Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, and Mandinka. Ethnic Groups: Wolof, Pular, Serer, Jola, Mandinka, Soninke, European and Lebanese. Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF).
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