- Republic of Senegal, country of Africa of the West, opened on the Atlantic Ocean, limited to the North by Maurinania, in the East by Mali, to the South by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Gambia constitutes an enclave everything in length in the South of Senegal, inside which it penetrates profoundly. Senegal, of which the capital is Dakar, covers a surface of 196 200 km2. Ancient{*former*} French colony, become independent on June 20, 1960, the country plays since this date an important role in the region and more globally on the African continent.
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