Fun fact 1 about Senegal
country
The name 'Senegal' may derive from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga or from a combination of the Serer deity Rog Sene and the word for 'body of water'.
Senegal
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country
Senegal
Population
18.9M
Area
196,722 km²
Capital
Dakar
Continent
Africa
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country of mainland West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest.
From the “Etymology” section
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