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Regional Information

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Capital City

Dakar
Regional Relationships

The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau attempt to stem separatist violence, cross border raids, and arms smuggling into their countries from Senegal's Casamance region, and in 2006, respectively accepted 6,000 and 10,000 Casamance residents fleeing the conflict; 2,500 Guinea-Bissau residents fled into Senegal in 2006 to escape armed confrontations along the border.
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Climate

Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind