A few facts!

I am just briefly going to introduce the country. More info could be found in various guidebooks or by checking www.ausenegal.com, there you would find plenty of useful stuff.

Senegal is located on the west coast of africa and its capital Dakar is the most westerly point of Africa.
There are around 11 millions inhabitants in Senegal and the population is quite young.
The size of the territory is around 225.000 square kilometers which is about the same size as Great Britain or half the size of Sweden.
The climate is warm and dry in the north and warm and humid in the south.

The three main revenues for the country is Fishing, peanuts and tourism in that order.

The population is mainly muslim (90%) and there are also catholics and a few protestants. There are many different ethnic groups in Senegal and generally there is peace and tolerance among the different ethnies.

Senegal is quickly becoming the main economic center of West Africa as it is one of the few countries in the region where there is stability and peace. The recent events in the Ivory Coast has made that Abidjan has lost a lot of its former status as the most important economic center of the West Africa.

The country is a popular tourist destination and especially the coast arond Mbour and Saly has a great many touristresorts. As the weather is warm all year around, the resorts are quite successful.

Below is a picture from Somone on the coast around 10 km from Saly!