Senegal
14 00 N, 14 00 W
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m
total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
fish, phosphates, iron ore
arable land: 12.51%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 87.25% (2005)
wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
Senegal is favored by a warm climate. The dry season runs from December through to May with cool trade winds in coastal areas. Throughout the rest of the year, a hot monsoon wind blows from the south bringing the rainy season and hot, humid weather. Rainfall is heaviest in Casamance and in the southeast and slight in the Sahelian region in the north and northeast, where temperatures tend to be higher.
time difference: UTC 0
