Passport card
Republic of Senegal
Senegal
- Capital
- Dakar
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc
- Languages
- French and Wolof
- People
- About 1.9 crore
- Size
- About 2.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Bassirou Diomaye Faye
- Independence Day
- 4 April
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Dakar
⭐ Senegal is famous for teranga, a Wolof word for warm welcome.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Senegal
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Senegal
Turn the globe with your finger. Senegal has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Senegal and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 17 times the size of Senegal.
- PeopleIndia has about 77 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.9 crore in Senegal.
- DistanceDakar is about 9,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSenegal is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Dakar.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Senegal, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Senegal
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Senegal's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Senegal back on the map
Senegal and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Senegal worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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