Senegal

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country in West Africa sovereign state

Senegal is a West African country on the Atlantic coast known for its vibrant culture, historic role in transatlantic trade, and diverse coastal and Sahelian landscapes.

Aliases (2)

Republic of Senegal ×1
Senegal (French colony) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in West Africa → sovereign state →
borderCountry	Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Mali → Mauritania →
callingCode	+221 →
capital	Dakar →
climate	Sahelian → tropical →
continent	Africa →
currency	West African CFA franc →
currencyCode	XOF →
drivesOnThe	right →
encloses	The Gambia →
formerColonyOf	France →
governmentType	semi-presidential republic →
hasCoastOn	Atlantic Ocean →
headOfGovernmentTitle	Prime Minister of Senegal →
headOfStateTitle	President of Senegal →
historicalSite	Gorée Island →
independenceDate	1960-04-04 →
independenceFrom	France →
internetTLD	.sn →
knownFor	Senegalese wrestling → Sufi brotherhoods → peanut production → vibrant music scene →
largestCity	Dakar →
legislature	National Assembly of Senegal →
memberOf	African Union → Economic Community of West African States → Organisation internationale de la Francophonie → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → United Nations →
nationalLanguage	Jola → Mandinka → Pulaar → Serer → Wolof →
nationalSport	Senegalese wrestling →
officialLanguage	French →
popularSport	football →
region	Sahel → West Africa →
religionMajority	Islam →
religionMinority	Christianity → traditional African religions →
timeZone	UTC+0 →
UNTerm	Republic of Senegal →

Referenced by (92)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ASC Jaraaf → African Institute for Economic Development and Planning → African Renaissance Monument → Blaise Diagne International Airport → Cap-Vert Peninsula → Dakar → Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art → Dakar Region → Gorée Island → IFAN Museum of African Arts → Mandinka people → Presidential Palace of Senegal → Saint-Louis, Senegal → Sandaga Market → US Ouakam → West African Economic and Monetary Union →	country
Bambara → Fula language → Fulfulde → Gur languages → Mande languages → Mandinka → Niger–Congo languages → Pulaar →	spokenIn
Guinea → Guinea-Bissau → Mali → The Gambia →	borderedBy
CEN-SAD → ECCAS → ECOWAS → French Community →	memberState
Atlantic–Congo languages → West African languages →	areSpokenIn
Akon → Patrick Vieira →	countryOfCitizenship
ECA Subregional Office for West Africa → West African Development Bank →	countryServed
Gambia River → Senegal River →	flowsThrough
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank →	hasMember
Clémentine → West African CFA franc →	usedInCountry
Bureau of African Affairs →	appliesPolicyTo
Mauritania →	border
Sub-Saharan Africa →	contains
West Africa →	containsCountry
2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak →	countryAffected
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development →	countryOfMembers
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 →	coversWatersOf
Canary Current →	flowsPast
Dakar Rally →	formerHostCountry
ECOWAS →	foundingMemberState
Maliki →	geographicalDistribution
Eco →	geographicalScope
Sheck Wes →	hasHeritage
Governor-General of French West Africa ("Senegal (French colony)") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Francophonie →	hasMajorMember
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation →	hasMemberState
Guinea-Bissau Creole →	hasRegion
Francophone Africa →	includesCountry
French West Africa →	includesTerritory
Dakar →	isCapitalOf
Dakar →	isCulturalCenterOf
Dakar →	isEconomicCenterOf
Dakar →	isLargestCityOf
Wolof →	isLinguaFrancaIn
Dakar →	isPoliticalCenterOf
Sahel →	locatedIn
Cape Verde Islands →	locatedWestOf
World Social Forum 2011 →	location
French Empire →	majorColony
Wolof →	majorityLanguageIn
GMT →	observedAsStandardTimeIn
French →	officialLanguageOf
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Fulani →	presentInCountry
Wolof Empire →	presentLocation
Wolof →	primaryCountry
Phacochoerus africanus →	rangeCountry
Treaty of Lagos →	signatory
French West Africa →	successorState
French colonial empire →	territory
African-led International Support Mission to Mali →	troopContributingCountry
Senegal ("Republic of Senegal") →	UNTerm
Wolof →	usedAsTradeLanguageIn
Central European Summer Time →	usedIn
Wolof →	usedInEducation
Wolof →	usedInMedia
Wolof →	usedInRadioBroadcasts
Wolof →	usedInTelevisionBroadcasts