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Travel Adventures Travel pictures and adventure in 1 stories from Senegal can be accessed from this page. The images can be downloaded for personal use and sent as a postcard for free. Here, you can also find travel resources, links and useful information for Senegal. You can book your hotel and order free brochures about Senegal if you are planning to travel to Senegal. Click on the thumbnails to read stories and see travel pictures. You can navigate Senegal using Google Earth Book a hostel Book a budget room in one of the youth hostels in Senegal Free brochures Order your free brochure with offers for travelling to Senegal Other countries: Benin Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Mali Mauritius Morocco Namibia Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zimbabwe Surprise trip Wonder where this is?	Senegal With an easy going capital, Senegal is a good introduction for the first time West Africa visitor Stories and pictures Gorée Basic information Capital: Dakar Population: 11mln Religions: Predominantly Muslim Languages: French, Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka Climate: Senegal is favoured by a warm climate. The dry season runs from December through to May with cool trade winds in coastal areas. Throughout the rest of the year, a hot monsoon wind blows from the south bringing the rainy season and hot, humid weather. Rainfall is heaviest in Casamance and in the southeast and slight in the Sahelian region in the north and northeast, where temperatures tend to be higher. Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States Source: CIA World Factbook More info Hide info Exact population: 11,987,121 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 40.2%; male: 50%; female: 30.7% Ethnicities: Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% Area: Total: 196,190 sq km; land: 192,000 sq km; water: 4,190 sq km Land boundaries: Total: 2,640 km; border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km Terrain: Generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m Imports: France 24.8%, Nigeria 11.9%, Thailand 6.1% (2004) Exports: India 14.4%, Mali 13.1%, France 9.8%, Italy 7.3%, Spain 6.6%, Guinea-Bissau 5.6%, Gambia, The 4.8% (2004) Industries: Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair Source: CIA World Factbook Useful travel links: Currency exchange Many more links on Senegal Weather Travelogues for Senegal Lonely Planet Suggest a site Search Search pages at Traveladventures.org Go directly to: Africa Asia Central&South America Europe North America Oceania Travel pictures You can travel the world using images - select your preferred language below: [ \| \| \| \| \| ] Mailinglist If you want to be updated regularly about new stories and pictures: Google Earth Click your way around Senegal with pictures (needs Google Earth software) Visual Geography Explore Senegal and the world through flags, maps, money, and images; compare Senegal to any other and test your knowledge at Visual Geography Senegal Advertise It is possible to advertise on this travel site. Travel advertisers, ask for more information! Survey Is there a difference between a traveler and a tourist? Yes, clearly No, they are one and the same View Results If you have any travel related question which you would like to ask our public, please write to us!
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