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Daily news from Senegal, West Africa.

Senegal gained independence in 1960. It occupies a total landmass of about 196,723 square kilometres. Dakar is its capital. The country is bordered by the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea to the south, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Its climate is tropical, with an average temperature of 860F or 300C.

The country contains: low plains, hills, plateaux, volcanic rocks, mountains rising to over 500 metres at the peak, mangrove swamps, rivers, savannah grassland, acacia, and forests. The forests and rivers contain: hyenas, panthers, lions, antelopes, crocodiles, turtles, and hippopotamuses.

The economy is based on agriculture; along with tourism, and trade in textiles and African art and craft. Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and other livestock, fish and shrimps millet, beans, sweet potatoes, and cassava, are farmed for domestic and export purposes.
Its mineral and resource deposits include: crude oil, aluminium and calcium phosphate, and titanium ore.
Its industries include: aluminium, phosphate, textiles, cement, cigarettes, drinks, leather, fish, peanut, and sugar refining, plants; along with oil exploration and ship repair.

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