Official nameRépublique du Sénégal (Republic of Senegal)CapitalDakarPopulation estimate (2015)15·13 millionInternet domain extension.snCurrencyThe unit of currency is the franc CFA (XOF).TerritorySenegal is bounded by Mauritania to the north and north-east, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south and the Atlantic to the west with The Gambia forming an enclave along that shore.LanguagesThe official language is French; Wolof is widely spoken.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words