*klick on map / flag for zoom

^15. Photos from Senegal

*pictures Laurent Gerrera
(klick na picture)

^16. Time diference to GMT:

^17. Anthem (Media Player)
^18. Music
^19. Speach

^1. Dependency status: NA

^2. Government type: republic under multiparty democratic rule

^3. Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

^4. Border Countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km

^5. Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind

^6. Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast

^7. Area: 196,190 km²

^8. Capital: Dakar

^9. Administrative divisions: 10 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor

^10. Population: 10,284,929 (July 2001 est.)

^11. Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

^12. Religions: Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic)

^13. Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States

^14. Original language tekst: NA

• More about Senegal (FactBook CIA)
• Polish office (embassady) in Senegal
• Indispensable information (visas, customs, vaccinats)

^20. Recommended Travel Oficies in Poland:

• We await Your recomendations!

^21. Recommended Travel Oficies in Senegal:

• We await Your recomendations!

^22. Airlines:

• Air Senegal - www.casamance.net/airsenegal
• We await Your recomendations!
  

^23. Other transport (train, coach, boat etc.)

• We await Your recomendations!

^24. Senegal office in Poland:

• none

^25. Intresting WEB's about Senegal:

• Senegal: Tourism and Travel Guide - information and listings for hotels, transportation, recreation, art, and sports
• Senegal Page - Collection of resources from the Univ. of Pennsylvania's African Studies Center. Includes a map, travel advisories and reviewed sites
• Senegal - Consular Information - US State Department offers travel warnings, entry requirements and describes medical care available to tourists in the country
• Republique du Senegal - information on the government of Senegal
• Senegal Tourism Office - the official site of the Senegal Tourism Office in North America
• Republic of Senegal - business, government, culture, cuisine, fashion information.
• Senegal - covers tourism, history, society, geography, religions, and culture
• Languages of Senegal - overview from the Ethnologue
• Le Senegal.com - directory of flights, accommodations, car rentals, and restaurants. Also features classified ads
• MSN Encarta - Senegal: Summarizes the natural resources, economy, and history of this African nation. Offers an image gallery and maps
• Lonely Planet - Destination: Senegal
• Motordakar - riding tours focused on experiencing the culture and wildlife of Senegal
• Governments on the WWW - Senegal - Discover links to Senegal's government institutions and political parties. Also peruse country profiles
  
  
  

^26. Other WEB's :

• SKYTRAX | the World Airline Site - The World Airline Site for latest Airline News, Airline Passenger Surveys, global Airline standards Rating, Best Airline and Airport of the Year, Airline Flight Reviews, Airline Quality Star Ranking across the world
• slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
• babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts