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Where is Senegal?

Senegal is a country in West Africa.

Senegal in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Africa
Region
West Africa
Land borders
5: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
Area
About 200,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Western
Capital city
14.69° N, 17.44° W

About Senegal

The Gambia, a former British colony, runs 300 kilometres inland along its river and splits the country nearly in half. Gorée Island, off Dakar, is a memorial to the Atlantic slave trade. Léopold Sédar Senghor, poet and philosopher, led the country from independence in 1960 until 1980.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 4 on 4 September 2026 (#3), hardest clue first:

  1. A small country almost cut in two by a neighbour that follows a single river inland.
  2. Its capital sits on the westernmost point of mainland Africa.
  3. An island off its coast was a major departure point for the Atlantic slave trade.
  4. Its first president was a poet who helped found the Négritude movement.

Round 4 on 12 September 2026 (#11), hardest clue first:

  1. A small country almost cut in two by a neighbour that follows a single river inland.
  2. Its capital sits on the westernmost point of mainland Africa.
  3. An island off its coast was a major departure point for the Atlantic slave trade.
  4. Its first president was a poet who helped found the Négritude movement.

Round 5 on 21 September 2026 (#20), hardest clue first:

  1. A small country almost cut in two by a neighbour that follows a single river inland.
  2. Its capital sits on the westernmost point of mainland Africa.
  3. An island off its coast was a major departure point for the Atlantic slave trade.
  4. Its first president was a poet who helped found the Négritude movement.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Senegal. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.