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Senegal is a small country on the Western-most coast of Africa. Formerly a colony within French West Africa, Senegal became independent in 1960 and has enjoyed a stable government ever since. Senegal is a secular democracy. The capital, Dakar, is a major city and a regional hub for banking, trade and tourism.

The country is not blessed with extensive natural resources and the rural population farms (millet, peanuts) and raises livestock (goats, sheep, cattle). The climate ranges widely from a dry savanna in the north (sahel) through forests bordering tropical regions in the south.