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Senegal country profile

Senegal country profile

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Updated: June 4, 2008, 4:18 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou

Map of Senegal. (Source: <a href='http://www.lib.utexas.edu/' class='external text' title='http://www.lib.utexas.edu/' rel='nofollow'>University of Texas</a>) Map of Senegal. (Source: University of Texas)

Guinea baboon (<em>Papio hamadryas papio</em>), Senegal. (Photograph by Pascal Dubois) Guinea baboon (Papio hamadryas papio), Senegal. (Photograph by Pascal Dubois)

  1. General overview
  2. Water in Senegal
  3. Energy in Senegal
  4. Human Development Index
  5. National parks and preserves:
    1. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
    2. Niokolo-Koba National Park
  6. Ecoregions:
    1. Cape Verde Islands dry forests
    2. Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
    3. Sahelian Acacia savanna
    4. West Sudanian savanna

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Citation

Maggie Surface (Lead Author);Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor) "Senegal country profile". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 4, 2008; Last revised Date June 4, 2008; Retrieved May 20, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Senegal_country_profile>

The Author

Maggie SurfaceMaggie Surface, originally from Nashville, TN, graduated in May of 2007 from Allegheny College with a double B.S. in physics and environmental studies. Her senior thesis at Allegheny focused on bringing solar energy to campus. She interned with American Rivers in the summer of 2006, helping plan River Lobby Day, and with the Meadville Area Local Growers and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority in the summer of 2005. Maggie served as the Earth Portal Program Coordinator for the National Counc ... (Full Bio)

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