Where is Senegal?
Senegal is a country in Western Africa, bordered by the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania.
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Crazy but True
Senegal has a lake that turns bright pink. Lake Retba gets its color from salt loving algae, and it becomes most vivid in the dry season, when the water can be up to ten times saltier than the ocean. Workers wade in and haul salt out by hand.
Senegal facts
- Capital
- Dakar
- Population
- 18,931,966 (2025)
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Western Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Languages
- French
- Coordinates
- 14°, -14°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- SN · SEN
How Senegal compares
- Senegal is the 87th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Kyrgyzstan and larger than Syria.
- It is the 68th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 34th largest of 49 countries by area.