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Overview - Senegal 
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- Capital:
- Dakar
- Area:
- 196,190 km²
- Population:
- 11,987,121 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka.
- Religion(s):
- Muslim - 94%, Christian (Roman Catholic) - 5%, indigenous beliefs - 1%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Wolof - 43.3%, Pular - 23.8%, Serer - 14.7%, Jola - 3.7%, Mandinka - 3%, Soninke - 1.1%, European and Lebanese - 1%, others - 9.4%
