Senegal Senegal. The competitors used off-road vehicles to cross the difficult geography. The last race was held in 2007, before the 2008 rally was canceled a day before the event due to security concerns in Mauritania. 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
Demographics of Senegal Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR): French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Serer, Jola, Mandinka, Soninke The religion beliefs of the 2016 population of Senegal are: Muslim 96.1% (mostly Sufi), Christian 3.6% (mostly Roman Catholic), animist 0.3%. The following demographic statistics of Senegal are from the World Population Review. The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Senegal aforetime was a destination country for neighboring economic migrants, but in recent decades West African migrants more often use Senegal as a transit point