Officially name: Republic of Senegal
Capital: Dakar
Largest city: Dakar
Official language: French
Government: Semi-presidential republic
A service charge of 10 to 15% is included in all hotel and restaurant bills.
Senegal's largest rivers—the Senegal, Siné, Saloum, Gambia, and Casamance—are sluggish, marsh-lined streams emptying into broad estuaries along the Atlantic Ocean. The Senegal River is the longest at 4,023 kilometers (2,500 miles).