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Senegal
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Key Facts
Climate
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
Coastline
531 km
Government type
presidential republic
Languages
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke
Natural resources
fish, phosphates, iron ore
Terrain
generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast