Senegal Senegal Senegal (; ; ), officially the Republic of Senegal (; ), is a country in West Africa. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania in the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal also borders The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. The unitary semi-presidential republic is the westernmost country in the mainland of
Geography of Senegal by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing Senegal is a party to several environmental treaties: Senegal has signed, but not ratified the Convention on Marine Dumping. This is a list of the extreme points of Senegal, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Geography of Senegal Senegal is a coastal West African nation located 14 degrees north of the Equator and 14 degrees west of the Prime Meridian. The country's total area is 196 190 km of which 192 000 km is land and 4 190 km is water. Senegal is bordered