Africa · Western Africa
Capital: Dakar
Senegal
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #86
Senegal's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
18.9M
#68 of 196
66th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$37.01B
#106 of 196
46th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$514.9M
#107 of 196
46th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$102.6M
#88 of 196
55th percentile
2015 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
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$4.89B
#94 of 196
52nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Dakar
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Country code
- SEN
Three interesting facts
Senegal shares land borders with 5 countries: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania.
Senegal spans roughly 196,722 square kilometers, placing it around 86th by area in this factbook.
Senegal’s position in Western Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Senegal on the map
Senegal is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. Its terrain is generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast. The climate is tropical, hot, humid, rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds, dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. In area, the country is slightly smaller than South Dakota, slightly larger than twice the size of Indiana.
Economy
Economic profile
Senegal's economy is characterized by lower middle-income, services-driven West African economy, key mining, construction, agriculture, and fishing industries, tourism and exports hit hard by COVID-19, large informal economy, developing offshore oil and gas fields, systemic corruption. Major industries include agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair. Important agricultural products include rice, groundnuts, watermelons, millet, cassava, sugarcane, maize, sorghum, onions, milk (2023). Notable exports include gold, refined petroleum, phosphoric acid, fish, cement (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Senegal has an estimated population of 18,593,258. Languages spoken include French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke. The population includes Wolof 39.7%, Pulaar 27.5%, Sereer 16%, Mandinka 4.9%, Jola 4.2%, Soninke 2.4%, other 5.4% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2019 est.). The urban population represents 49.6% of total population (2023).
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