Friday, August 10, 2012

Senegal, West Africa

Senegal, Republic of Senegal,is a country in Western africa.It owes its name to Senegal River which borders it to the east and north.
Senregal is externally bounded by the Atlantic ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. Internally it almost completely surounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east, and south, exempting west coastline facing Atlantic ocean. Area 76,000sq.mile with a population of 13 million with two season, dry and rainy season.

Capital -  Dakar. situated at western end near Cape Verde island.