Senegal

Republic of Senegal · Sénégal

Senegal (SN, SEN) is a country in Western Africa, with Dakar as its capital. The currency is the West African CFA Franc (XOF, F CFA). The international dialling code is +221; mobile numbers are written like 70 123 45 67. The time zone is Africa/Dakar. Official language: French.

CurrencyXOFF CFA

Dial code+221e.g. 70 123 45 67

Time zoneDakarUTC+00:00

LanguageFrench

CapitalDakar

Population18.8M196.7K km²

Overview

Official name: Republic of Senegal
Native name: Sénégal
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SEN
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 686
IOC code: SEN
Demonym: Senegalese
Capital: Dakar
Region: Africa › Western Africa
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Western Africa
United Nations
Internet domain: .sn
Coordinates: 14, -14
Area: 196,722 km²
Population: 18,847,500
GDP: $77.4B ($4.1K per person)
Literacy: 49.7%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇷 Mauritania

Currency

West African CFA Franc XOF

Symbol: F CFA
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: 1 235 F CFA

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Wolof wo	De facto official	70% (13.2M)
French fr	Official	26% (4.9M)
Fula ff	Official (regional)	21% (4M)
Serer srr	Official (regional)	11% (2.1M)
Jola-Fonyi dyo	Official (regional)	2.6% (490K)
sav sav	Official (regional)	1.5% (282.7K)
mfv mfv	Official (regional)	0.77% (145.1K)
bjt bjt	Official (regional)	0.61% (115K)
snf snf	Official (regional)	0.24% (45.2K)
knf knf	Official (regional)	0.21% (39.6K)
bsc bsc	Official (regional)	0.097% (18.3K)
mey-Latn mey-Latn	Official (regional)	0.038% (7.2K)
tnr tnr	Official (regional)	0.018% (3.4K)
Fula (Adlam) ff-Adlm		0% (0)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Africa/Dakar		UTC+00:00	none	Greenwich Mean Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +221
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 9 digits
Emergency number: 17 pattern 1[78]

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	30 101 23 45	+221 30 101 23 45	XX XXX XX XX	9
Mobile	70 123 45 67	+221 70 123 45 67	XX XXX XX XX	9
Toll free	800 12 34 56	+221 800 12 34 56	XXX XX XX XX	9
Premium rate	884 12 34 56	+221 884 12 34 56	XXX XX XX XX	9
Shared cost	810 12 34 56	+221 810 12 34 56	XXX XX XX XX	9
VoIP	93 330 12 34	+221 93 330 12 34	XX XXX XX XX	9

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Show the 2 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`8`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`
`(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2})`	`[379]`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`	`$1 $2 $3 $4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

No data.

Postal code

Pattern: \d{5}
Examples: 12500 · 46024 · 16556 · 10000

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also h, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: dyo-SN
ff-Adlm-SN
ff-Latn-SN
fr-SN
wo-SN

Number and date formats

As written by the French (Senegal) locale (fr-SN), amounts in XOF.

Number: 1 234 567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (XOF): 1 234 568 F CFA
Accounting: (1 234 568 F CFA)
Currency, name: 1 234 568 francs CFA (BCEAO)
Compact short: 1,2 M
Compact long: 1,2 million
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilomètres par heure
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: vendredi 27 mars 2026
Date, long: 27 mars 2026
Date, medium: 27 mars 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mars 2026, 15:04
Month and year: mars 2026
Weekday: vendredi
Relative time: hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
List: and: A, B et C
List: or: A, B ou C