| Point | Information |
| Country Name | Republic of Senegal |
| Short Name | Senegal |
| Capital | Dakar |
| Largest city | Dakar |
| Official languages | French |
| National Languages | Balanta, Hassaniya Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noon, Pulaar, Serer, Soninke |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (89%), Other Muslim (1.1%), Catholicism (5.3%), Other Christian (0.2%), Folk religion (4.1%), Other religion (0.2%), No religion (0.2%) |
| Demonym(s) | Senegalese |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| President | Macky Sall |
| Vice President | Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne |
| House Speaker | Moustapha Niasse |
| Chief Justice | El Hadji Guissé |
| Total Area | 196,712 km2 (75,951 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 2.1 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 192,581 km2 |
| Population | 15,854,323 (2018 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $66.438 billion (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $28.02 billion (2020 estimate) |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
| Calling code | +221 |
| ISO 3166 code | SN |
| Internet TLD | .sn |
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| Independence Day | 4 April 1960 |
| Tallest Building | Immeuble Kébé BCEAO Headquarters Immeuble Peytavin Immeuble Fahd |
| Richest Persons | Yerim Sow Abdoulaye Diao Mohammed Choubassi & Family Kabirou Mbodje |
| Top Website | Seneweb.com Sanslimitesn.com Dakaractu.com Uvs.sn |
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