Senegal: flag, capital & map
Get to know Senegal, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Dakar
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 18,931,966
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Land neighbours
- Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
Senegal is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Dakar.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Senegal
The flag of Senegal is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, golden-yellow and red, with a five-pointed green star centered in the golden-yellow band.
Looks similar to: Mali.
Where it is
Senegal is grouped in Western Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Senegal has a recorded area of 196,722 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Western Africa in this dataset, it ranks 9 by area, from largest to smallest. Ghana is immediately above it in that ordering, at 238,533 km². Benin is immediately below it, at 112,622 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 18,931,966 people for Senegal in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 96 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is West African CFA Franc (XOF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Senegal?
Reveal answer
Dakar. Senegal is a country in Western Africa. Its capital is Dakar.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Senegal?
Reveal answer
The flag of Senegal is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, golden-yellow and red, with a five-pointed green star centered in the golden-yellow band.
Which land neighbours of Senegal are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Mauritania. The source classifies Senegal as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Senegal?
Reveal answer
French. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Senegal.
Which currency codes are listed for Senegal?
Reveal answer
West African CFA Franc (XOF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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