| | Geographic Coordinates: | 14 00 N, 14 00 W | | Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania | | Area: | total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than South Dakota | | Land boundaries: | total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km | | Coastline: | 531 km | | Terrain: | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m | | Capital: | 11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor |
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