Senegal is located in Western Africa. The capital is Dakar and the most widely spoken languages are French and Wolof. Common dishes include couscous and chicken, cockles, and attaya tea. Typical animals found include the aardvark, hyrax, African bush elephant, and lion. The landscape is dominated by dry savannas, acacias, and baobab trees. Traditional housing is made of straw and clay. Arranged marriages are common in rural areas. Popular clothing includes the colorful kaftan. Greetings include "Bonjour" and "Na nga def". Sports such as athletics, swimming and rugby are played. The climate is tropical year-round. The

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CULTURE: Senegal
-They live in north-western Africa. A person from Senegal is called Senegalese.
- The capital is Dakar
-Language: French and Wolof.

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Food: (typical dishes and drinks) couscous and chicken, cockles, attaya
(Senegalese tea)
Couscous and chicken
Cockles
Attaya (Senegalese tea)

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-Animals; Some of them are: the Aardvark, the hyrax, African bush
elephant and lion.
Aardvark
African bush elephant
hyrax
lion

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-Plants:
The heart of the country is dominated by dry savannas, acacias and the baobab,
which is characteristic for West Africa.
The baobab is the national tree of Senegal. It belongs to the family of adansonia
trees
Acacia
Baobab tree
Dry savanna

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Types of houses: the case. It is made of straw and clay.
Straw
Clay

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-Families:
In rural areas, parents often arrange marriages for their children. A young man may
want a young woman, but his father decides whether she is suitable. A go-between
often is appointed to investigate the woman's family background. If the father finds the
family satisfactory, he sends the go-between to deliver kola nuts to the woman's
parents. The parents accept the kola nuts if they approve of the young man.

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-Clothes: Kaftan, it is a colorful dress that men
and women can wear.

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-Greetings: Bonjour (French), Na nga def (wolof)
Sports: Athletics, swimming, rugby ...

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-Weather: Senegal’s climate is pleasantly tropical with year
round average temperatures between 26° and 30° C,
uninterrupted sunshine from November to May and a short
rainy season between the months of June and October, when
sudden but spectacular rainstorms can punctuate the hot sun.

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Currency: CFA Franc
Bill
Coins

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Jobs: farmers, artists, teachers
Farmer
Artist
Teacher

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Monuments: The Monument to African
Renaissance
- Geography: Gambia river and Niokolo Koba
national park

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Famous people: Youssou Ndour (singer), Patrice Evra (soccer player), Abdou
Diouf (politician)
Patrice Evra
Youssou Ndour
Abdou Diouf

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-Curiosities: Goree and the "Slave House" exist as powerful symbols of the
slave trade and that alone makes it a place of curiosity and history.

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Typical song: Aayóo nenne (pista 9)
Aayóo nenne!
Aayóo nenne! (bis)
A rorró mi bebé
Ku may bindal téere
¿Quién va a hacerme un
talisman?
Yóbbul ma ko Saalum?
¿Y llevármelo a Saloum?
Saalum, ñaarí néeg la
En Saloum hay dos cuartos
Ñetteel ba di waañ wa.
La tercera habitación es la
cocina
Aayóo nenne! (bis)
A rorró mi bebé
Nenne tuutí
Pequeño bebé