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Senegal

Republic of Senegal

Flag of Senegal
Region
Africa · Western Africa
Capital
Dakar
Population
18,931,966 (2025)
Government
presidential republic
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Official languages
French
Spoken languages
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke
Written scripts
Latin
Area
196,722 km²
Coastline
Coastal
UN member
Yes
Affiliations
African Union, ECOWAS, IMF, OIC, WCO, WTO
Borders
Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Mali , Mauritania

Political stability

62 / 100

Economic stability

63 / 100

Population stability

49 / 100

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports
gold, refined petroleum, phosphoric acid, fish, cement (2023)
Key imports
refined petroleum, crude petroleum, rice, garments, wheat (2023)
Natural resources
fish, phosphates, iron ore
Primary route
Gulf of Guinea ports (Lagos, Tema, Abidjan) to Europe
Secondary route
South Atlantic services to Asia via the Cape of Good Hope

Trade research

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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.