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Most of Senegal consists of lowland covered with sedimentary rocks from Cretaceous, Tertiary and Quaternary. At the far west is the Cap Vert headland, the capital of Dakar. In this volcanic terrain, where the bedrock mostly consists of basalt, there are a number of smaller, hard and angular plateaus. Within the headland is a large… Read More »

Senegal is a West African country bordering the Atlantic in the west, Mauritania in the north, Mali in the east, Guinea in the southeast and Guinea-Bissau in the southwest. Apart from a small coastline to the west, the state of Gambia is completely enclosed by Senegal. Senegal is a stable democracy, with regular free and… Read More »