Republic of Senegal ( by Jean Felix )

History


Republic of Senegal is a country in Western Africa, became fully independent on 4 April Of 1960.
Senegal is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, Maritania to north, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south, and the Gambia in the middle. The Official Language is French, and the Motto is “ One People , One Goal, One Faith”, Dakar is the capital city of the nation.



Senegal has a population of over 11 millions, about 70 percent of whom live in rural areas. Senegal has a wide variety of etnic groups, as in most West African countries, several languages are widely spoken: Wolof 43 percent, Peul and Toucouleur 24 percent, Serer 15 percent and many smaller communities( Jola, Lebu, Soninke, Bassari, Mandinga... etc.



Religion

Islam is predominant religion, practiced by aproximately 95 percent of country's population, Christian community at 4 percent of the population , including Roman Catholics and Protestants. So there is only 1 percent of population who maintain Animist in their beliefs, particularly in the Southeastern region of the country.

Although Islam is Senegal's majority religion, Senegal's first president, Leopold Sedar Senghor, was Catholic