Senegal
Republic of Senegal · Western Africa
Senegal is a country in Western Africa, with Dakar as its capital, home to about 18,931,966 people. Senegal shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Dakar |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Africa |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF Fr) |
| Calling code | +221 |
| ISO codes | SN / SEN / 686 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇳 |
| Population | 18,931,966 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 196,722 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .sn |
| Demonym | Senegalese |
Bordering countries
About Senegal
Senegal, officially Republic of Senegal, is a United Nations member state in Western Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Dakar. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the West African CFA franc (Fr), using the code XOF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Senegal for Dakar’s own facts and history.
To call Senegal from abroad, dial the country code +221. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SN (alpha-2) and SEN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 18,931,966.
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How Senegal compares
- Area: 196,722 km², ranking 86 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 18,931,966, ranking 68 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 96 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 7 other countries and territories use the West African CFA franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Senegal
9 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.