Senegal is one of the coastal countries of West Africa. It is surrounded by Mauritania to the north-northeast, Guinea Bissau to the south-southwest, Mali to the east-southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . Besides this, Gambia loan data penetrates into the territory of Senegal, extending over a distance of 302 km inland. Cape Verde, on the other hand, is 560 km from the Senegalese coast .
Etymologically, the word Senegal comes from the deformation of the Wolof expression "Sunu gaal" which means " our canoe ". The canoe is a sign of solidarity for the natives . In addition to this, Senegal is one of the few politically stable countries in Africa since no coup d'état has taken place there.
The population in Senegal
According to a census conducted in 2013, Senegal has nearly 13,500,000 inhabitants . The Senegalese are made up mainly of Wolofs and Peuls and in the minority of Serer, Malinke, Diolas, Soninke and Manjaques.
Moreover, during your trip to Senegal , you have the possibility of finding Lebanese, Moroccans, Mauritanians, Europeans and Chinese in the urban environment.
In terms of language, the country has a wide linguistic variety. Since it is a country formerly colonized by France , French remains the official language. In addition, there are 6 other national languages, namely Wolof, Serer, Fulani, Mandingo, Soninke and Diola. Wolof is the most widely used language.