Senegal

Guides from Senegal

• Confuse

Bonjour ! hello, in French

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Senegal in a minute

Green, gold and red

• Flag: Three equal upright bands of green, gold and red, with a green five-pointed star in the centre of the gold; adopted in 1960.
• Coat of arms: A gold lion on red and a baobab over a green wavy band on gold, the green star above the shield, palm branches around it and the National Order of the Lion below.
• Fête de l’Indépendance: Senegal’s national day, the anniversary of independence in 1960, with a parade in Dakar and celebrations across the country.
• Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons: The national anthem, adopted in 1960: words by Léopold Sédar Senghor, music by Herbert Pepper.
• Capital city: Dakar
• Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
• Languages: French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Serer, Jola, Mandinka, Soninke and other national languages
• Population: 18,126,390 (2023 census)

Say it like a local

• Bonjour (hello, in French)
• Merci (thank you, in French)

Food & drink

• Thiébou dieune: Rice cooked in a tomato broth with fish and vegetables, shared from one big dish
• Yassa: Chicken or fish with lemon, onion and mustard, served on rice
• Mafé: Meat or fish in a peanut and tomato sauce, served on white rice
• Bissap: Hibiscus, served chilled
• Ataya: Green tea in three rounds
• Thiakry: Millet with sweet curd