Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax System Basic data According to cheeroutdoor.com, Senegal is the fifth largest economy in West Africa (behind Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Cameroon). Between 2014 and 2019, Senegal achieved one of the strongest economic growths in Africa, exceeding 6% per year, but due to […]

Formerly part of the great Sudanese empires of Ghana (up to the 11th century) and Mali, in the 14th century. the Senegal region constituted an autonomous empire on the west coast of Africa. Explore by the Portuguese in the 15th century, the Senegalese coast was the starting point in the 17th century. for the French […]

ECONOMY: AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, LIVESTOCK AND FISHING The main crop, as mentioned above, is that of peanuts, of which Senegal is one of the major world suppliers; peanuts were introduced from America and, until the beginning of the last century, were used directly in food; the extraction of oil only began towards the middle of the […]

General travel information for Senegal Continent: Africa Geographical location: Between the Pacific and Atlantic at the widest point of the Central American land bridge Highest elevation: No name (581 m above sea level) Longest river: Senegal River (1086 km) Form of government: Republic System of Government: Presidential democracy Languages: French Neighboring countries: Gambia, Guinea Bissau, […]