Outline of Senegal

The location of Senegal
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Senegal

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Senegal:

Senegalsovereign country located south of the Sénégal River in West Africa.[1] Senegal is bound by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. The Gambia lies almost entirely within Senegal, surrounded on the north, east and south; from its western coast, Gambia's territory follows the Gambia River more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) inland. Dakar is the capital city of Senegal, located on the Cape Verde Peninsula on the country's Atlantic coast.

  1. ^ "Senegal". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.