Africa · Has a coastline
Senegal
Senegal is a country in Africa with 5 land neighbours — joint 5th-most in Africa. Its capital is Dakar.
Capital
Dakar
Land borders
5joint 5th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Senegal
Dakar
Capital
18.9 million
Population
196,722 km²
Area
5
Land borders
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Currency
Countries that border Senegal
5 land neighbours: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
5 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 5 land borders are joint 5th-most in Africa — level with the Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 3 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mali is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Senegal, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
5
land borders — joint 5th-most in Africa
3
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Dakar
Capital Rush deals Senegal and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Senegal is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- SN
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Official language
- French
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Senegal costs people points
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau
Both border Senegal, and a player who knows the shape can still put one where the other goes. Guinea's capital is Conakry; Guinea-Bissau's is Bissau.
Senegal, asked and answered
What countries border Senegal?
Senegal has 5 land neighbours: the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Senegal comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Senegal in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Senegal on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Senegal is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.
Can you find Senegal on a blank map?
Its 5 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.