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Place nameSenegal
Other namesRépublique du Sénégal, Sénégal, Republic of Senegal, SEN, SN, ISO686, SG00, Senegalese
Latitude14
Longitude-14
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Inhabited since Paleolithic Age; traditional home of Tukulor people; links formed with North Africa in 10th cen.; Portuguese settlements 15th cen., French mid-17th cen.; hinterland explored mid-19th cen.; part of Confederation of Senegambia from 1982; official language is French, though Wolof, Pulaar, Diola & Mandingo are widely spoken.
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