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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Dakar
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2,352,057
|
2020
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|
Pikine
|
874,062
|
2020
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|
Thies Nones
|
252,320
|
2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
15,736,368 |
| Area Total: |
196,190km2 |
| Area Land: |
192,000km2 |
| Coast Line: |
531km |
| Capital: |
Dakar |
| Climate: |
Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (Dec. to Apr.) has southeast winds; dry season (May to Nov.) dominated by hot, dry wind |
| Languages: |
French
Wolof
Pulaar
Diola
Mandingo |
| Currency: |
1 1CFAF =100 centimes |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 4 April (1960), Islamic New Year is 10 February |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 75.00°F |
| July: |
°C / 83.80°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 24.9" |
Boundaries
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Mauritania
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813 km
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Gambia
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740 km
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Mali
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419 km
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Guinea-Bissau
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338 km
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Guinea
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330 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Wolof
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43.30%
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|
Pular
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23.80%
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Serer
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14.70%
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|
other
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9.40%
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|
Jola
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3.70%
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Mandinka
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3.00%
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Soninke
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1.10%
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European & Lebanese
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1.00%
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Religions
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Muslim
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92.00%
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indigenous beliefs
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6.00%
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Christian
|
2.00%
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CountryWire
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