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Senegal international travel guide in 2024

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Senegal ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ

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Senegal is part of Africa with main city at Dakar. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 28.28 ยฐC in Senegal with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 0.26 mm. Internet speed in Senegal is on average 1.8 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 15M people. The main currency is West African CFA franc. The languages spoken are French. Automatic teller machines are rare in Senegal. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Least Developed ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~28.28 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~0.26 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 15M people

Senegal Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
Weโ€™ve reviewed our advice for Senegal. We havenโ€™t changed the overall level of our advice, exercise a high degree of caution. Higher levels apply in some areas. We now advise reconsider your need to travel to the eastern border with Senegal and Mali. The Australian High Commission in Accra currently has very limited capacity to provide consular assistance in Senegal. Check the latest information for travel to and from Senegal (see โ€˜Travelโ€™). We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Senegal overall due to the threat of criminal activity and civil unrest. Higher levels apply.
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Senegal Weather

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Senegal Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Senegal uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type D, Type E and Type K.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French

Money in Senegal

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Senegal uses the West African CFA franc (symbol: Fr), code XOF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 500, 250, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 francs.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Senegal. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling in Senegal

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Senegal is on average 1.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Senegal is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Senegal, dial +, then 221 (the country code for Senegal), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within Senegal, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 33 .

Driving in Senegal

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

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Senegal travel details

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