Senegal is the most advanced western Africa into the Atlantic Ocean, where Europe, Africa and the Americas and at a crossroads of sea and air routes.
The African continent
an area of 196,722 sq km, Senegal is bounded on the north by Mauritania, east by Mali, south by Guinea and Guinea Bissau, west of the Gambia, and by the Atlantic Ocean on a frontage of 500 km. Dakar (550 km2), the capital, is a peninsula in the far West.
The Senegal
dry tropical climate characterized by two seasons: a dry season from November to June and a rainy season from July to October. Three types of vegetation : forest in the south, savanna in central and northern steppe
population
The population of Senegal has about 12 million people an average density of 61 inhabitants per km2. Over 25% of the population is concentrated in the Dakar region. The other pole of concentration is the center of the country (the groundnut) with over 35% of the population. Eastern country is very sparsely populated.
Senegal has about twenty ethnic The main ones are the Wolof (43%), the Pulaar (24%), and the Serer (15%).
Foreigners represent about 2% of the population. They are mostly found in the capital Dakar, where they are found in commerce, industry, services, and international organizations. They also occur in North and South, including nationals of neighboring countries. History
precolonial history of Senegal is mainly characterized by the existence of kingdoms or states that were gradually fragmented, including trafficking slave trade in the eighteenth century.
the early nineteenth century, the French possessions are few (St. Louis, Goree, Rufisque, Joal) but from 1850 the policy of occupation and development from the old desks will be strengthened with Faidherbe (1854-1864), despite strong resistance from historical figures: El Hadj Omar Tall, Lat Dior Diop, Maba Ba Mamadou Lamine Ndiaye and Alboury Drama ... The lack of coordination of all movements and internal rivalries however, favored the external control: in 1891, the conquest was virtually complete. Then began the "Time of Governors ".
The administrative boundaries of the colony fuse attached. In 1904, after the creation of French West Africa (FWA-1895) and transfer the federal capital of Saint-Louis to Dakar (1902) - that latter, detached from Senegal, formed a particular territory, St. Louis remains the country's capital until 1957.
Prepared by the law of 1956, which strengthens the powers of the Territorial Assembly, evolution towards independence is accelerated by the creation of the Community. Shareholders in the Federation of Mali since January 1959, Sudan and Senegal demanding independence they get together in unity, April 4, 1960 (the date of Independence Day). But the Federation of Mali bursts and 20 August 1960, the Assembly proclaimed the Senegalese independence.
Senghor was elected President of the Republic of Senegal September 5, 1960. He was reelected 28 February 1978 and resigned 31 December 1980. Abdou Diouf, who succeeded him, was elected President on 27 February 1983 and reelected February 21, 1993. The new president, Abdoulaye Wade, winning the election on March 19, 2000 became the third head of the Senegalese state. He was reelected in 2007.
The political organization of Senegal revolves around a secular state with a multiparty presidential regime.
Administrative Organization
Capital: Dakar
Capital: Dakar
Fourteen regions: Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor; Sédhiou, Kédougou Kaffrine.
Thirty four departments;
Sixty seven municipalities;
hundred three arrondissements
Three hundred and twenty four rural communities. Money and economic aggregates
Mint
CFA Franc Parity
1 euro = 655.957 FCF
