Senegal: One People, One Goal, One Faith Quiz

Answer: Atlantic Ocean

Senegal is located in west Africa and has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. The 'CIA World Fact Book' gives Senegal's coastline as being 534Km long, which makes it the 93rd longest coastline in the world.

Answer: 14

There are 14 Regions in Senegal, and each one is overseen by an elected Regional Council. Each Region takes its name from the Regional Capital.

Answer: The Gambia

The Gambia is a very small country with an area of just over 4000 square miles and an estimated population in 2009 of 1.7 million. Apart from an 80km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, the country is surrounded by Senegal.

Answer: Kora and Balafon

The title of Senegal's national anthem is 'Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons', which translates as 'Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons'. The kora is classed as a 'bridge harp' because it is played with both hands on the strings like a harp but it has a bridge like a violin or guitar. Koras have 21 strings, 11 are played by the left hand and 10 are played by the right hand.

The balafon is a tuned percussion instrument similar to the marimba and xylophone. It consists of wooden keys mounted over resonators to create the sound the keys are struck with padded sticks.

Answer: Wolof

There are groups of Wolof people in The Gambia and Mauritania, as well as in Senegal. Senegal has by far the largest number of Wolof people with 5.6 million people making up around 43% of the total population (2011 data). The Wolof people have their own language called 'Wolof', and the vast majority are Muslims.

Answer: Dakar Region

The most Western point of mainland Africa is the Pointe des Almadies on the northwestern end of the Cap Vert peninsular in the Dakar Region of Senegal. The Pointe des Almadies is within the greater Dakar area, and there is a major hotel and conference center located there.

Answer: Yes

Free, compulsory education for all children up to age 16 is guaranteed in the constitution of Senegal which was adopted in 2001. However, in reality, the school system in Senegal does not have enough capacity for all the children in the country, and in 2005 the primary school enrollment rate was only 69%.

Answer: Christianity

About 94% of the population of Senegal practices Islam, making it the dominant religion of the country. Around 5% of the population have Christian beliefs, and there is a mixture of Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations. The remaining 1% of the population is split between Animist beliefs and the religion of the Serer people.

Answer: Tropical

Senegal has a tropical climate with two seasons: dry and humid. The dry season lasts from December to April during which time the country experiences the harmattan wind. The majority of Senegal's rain falls between June and October during which time the capital Dakar experiences around 24 inches of rainfall.

Answer: The Lions of Teranga

"Teranga" is the Wolof word for hospitality, something that is felt to be an important part of the Senegalese national identity which is why the national soccer team is nicknamed 'The Lions of Teranga'. The Senegalese national team have reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, losing to Cameroon in 2002. In 2002 they also reached the quarter finals of the Fifa World Cup.