Senegal
Republic of Senegal
Senegal sits in Western Africa and uses XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Dakar
Population
18.8M
Area
196.7K km2
Population
18.8M
18,847,519 people
Area
196.7K km2
196,722 square kilometers
Density
96/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dakar
14.73, -17.63
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Senegal, officially listed here as Republic of Senegal, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Senegal, SN, SEN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Senegal is grouped under Africa, more specifically Western Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 18,847,519 people and a land area of 196,722 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 96 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 14, -14, while the capital coordinate reference is 14.73, -17.63. Senegal shares listed land borders with GMB, GIN, GNB, MLI, MRT, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dakar (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dakar, Pikine, Touba, Thiès and Guédiawaye. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Senegal, capital of Senegal, and major urban areas in Senegal. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Senegal uses calling code +221, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XOF - West African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as SN. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 36.2 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Senegal profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SN / SEN
Top-level domains
.sn
Continents
Africa
Border countries
GMB, GIN, GNB, MLI, MRT
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
SN
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Senegal is represented by the SN country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dakar
Dakar
1,438,725
primary
#2
Pikine
Dakar
1,170,791
City
#3
Touba
Diourbel
529,176
City
#4
Thiès
Thiès
391,253
admin
#5
Guédiawaye
Dakar
329,659
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+221
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
36.2
2021