Senegal

Country in Western Africa

Senegal is a country in Western Africa, with its capital in Dakar. About 18.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 68th most populous of the 195 countries. At 196,722 km², it is the 86th largest country by area. It borders the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.

Senegal at a glance

Capital: Dakar
Population (2025): 18.9 million
Area: 196,722 km²
Density: 96 per km²
Official language: French
Currency: West African CFA franc
People: Senegalese
Calling code: +221
Internet domain: .sn
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Senegal?

How Senegal compares

Population rank

68th of 195

25th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

86th of 195

34th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

96 per km²

More crowded than 51% of countries

Similar in size: Kyrgyzstan (199,951 km²).
Similar population: Romania (19 million).
The West African CFA franc is also used in 7 other places: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger and Togo.
French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.

The flag of Senegal

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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Its outline

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How players do with Senegal

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Senegal so far, from 87 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

35% right

24th hardest of 176 · 65 answers

Its flag

59% right

23rd hardest of 145 · 22 answers

Players find Senegal on the map in 35% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Guinea.
Players recognise the flag of Senegal in 59% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Senegal

Senegal borders 5 countries: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.

Quick quiz: Senegal

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Senegal?
2. What is the capital of Senegal?
3. Which of these borders Senegal?

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Questions about Senegal

Is Senegal a country?

Yes. Senegal is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Senegal?

The capital of Senegal is Dakar.

Which countries border Senegal?

Senegal borders 5 countries: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.

How many countries border Senegal?

5. Senegal shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Senegal?

Senegal covers 196,722 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan (199,951 km²).

Is Senegal hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Senegal in 35% of 65 tries, 24th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Guinea.

Which flags look like the flag of Senegal?

Mali, Guinea and Cameroon. Senegal and Mali are both green, yellow and red; Senegal has a green star in the middle. Guinea reverses the order to red, yellow and green, and Cameroon puts a yellow star on a red middle stripe.

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