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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than South Dakota |
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Area > Land
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192,000 sq km |
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[85th of 238]
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Area > Total
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196,190 sq km |
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[92nd of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Dakar - 1,729,823 |
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Climate
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m |
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Forested Land
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32.2% |
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[72nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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14 00 N, 14 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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12.51% |
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[91st of 258]
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Largest city
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Dakar |
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Largest city population
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1,708,000 |
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[61st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Dakar - 1,729,823 |
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
Map references
Africa |
Natural hazards
lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts |
Natural resources
fish, phosphates, iron ore |
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Population density
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52.35 people per sqkm |
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[140th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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60.55 people/m²
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[121st of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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196,720 km²
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[86th of 206]
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