Senegal

Capital:  Dakar

Airports:  Dakar

Currency:  The CFA franc is the basic monetary unit.  For the current rate of exchange visit the Olson and Anderson web site.

Time Zones:  Current local time. Standard time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Languages:    French and regional languages.

Visit the CIA World Fact Book for a large variety of particulars regarding Senegal.

Travel Advisories:  Travelers should check the web sites listed on our international pages that provide advice of possible security and health risks when visiting this region.

The Africa Guide web site is another good source of information about Senegal.

Four sites in Senegal have been designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

Recommended Reading:  Senegal by Margaret Beaton and Mamadou Chef Gueye provides an excellent introduction to the geography, history, culture, religion, and people of this African nation.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa by Martin A. Klein (Cambridge University Press) is an important contribution to this phase of history in Africa in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Guides:  Lonely Planet - The Gambia and Senegal; Rough Guide - West Africa

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