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About Senegal
Senegal is a country in West Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Senegal. In Arabic, the name is written السنغال, and the capital داكار. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
The capital of Senegal is Dakar. Dakar lies at about 15° north and 17° west. The official language of Senegal is French. Its currency is the West African CFA Franc, with the symbol Fr and the international code XOF. 7 other countries use the same currency, including Niger, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire.
Senegal covers about 196,722 square kilometres, which puts it 86th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and the Gambia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Mali. Other countries in West Africa include Niger, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Mali, Guinea, and Cameroon, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Senegal with the other countries of the same region.