Where
is Senegal?
People & Culture
- Principle ethnicities include: Wolof (36%), Fulani (26.5%), Sereer (16.5%), Diola (9%), and Mandinka (6.5%).
- Islam: 90% of the population is Islamic. Sufism is the type of Islam practiced in Senegal. Its teachings are based on an ancient form of Islamic mysticism.
- Christianity: 5% of the population is Christian, primarily catholic.
- Animism: Some people still follow traditional beliefs. Animism has also had a huge influence on Islam and Christianity in the country.
- Tropical, hot, and humid. The rainy season is from December through April and the dry season is from May through November.
- Average temperature is about 75°F.
- Most of the landscape consists of dry, arid plains.
Religion
Senegal takes pride in
its religious tolerance, so much so that the government officially celebrates
both Islamic and catholic holidays.
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