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Background: The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were
merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali
Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few
months. Senegal was ruled by the Socialist Party for 40 years
until current President Abdoulaye WADE was elected in 2000.
Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal
confederation of Senegambia in 1982, but the envisaged
integration of the two countries was never carried out, and
the union was dissolved in 1989. The most significant threat
within Senegal since the 1980s has been led by the Movement of
Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC). Although a peace
agreement was signed in December 2004, internal rifts continue
to keep the peace process deadlocked. Nevertheless, Senegal
remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa. Senegal
has a long history of participating in international
peacekeeping.
Borders: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km,
Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
Population: 11,658,170
GDP per capita: $706.67 per capita
Capital with population: Dakar - 1,729,823
Largest city with population: Dakar - 1,729,823
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