Last verified: Monday, 19. August 2019 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Monday, 19. August 2019 at 07:23 AM
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Travelling Senegal is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Senegal shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Senegal), the Advisory Index is 3.2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Mali (4.5), Mauritania (3.9), Guinea-Bissau (3.3), Guinea with 2.7 and Gambia with 2.3 (of 5).
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Senegal from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.2 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal precautions in Senegal. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Exercise Increased Caution In: The Casamance region due to crime and landmines. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to the Casamance region, except for Cap Skirring, Zinguinchor and the main road connecting these two cities due to armed banditry and clashes between separatist groups and the Senegalese army.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/senegal/
This is the change history of the risk assessment of Senegal.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 2.3 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Senegal to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -2.0 (by -1.0).
Senegal with its capital Dakar is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly smaller than South Dakota (196,190 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. The landscape is generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast. With a population of about 12.85 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dakar |
| Population | about 12.85 million |
| Size | 196.190 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Common languages | French, Mongolian, Wolof |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +221 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sn |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SN |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SEN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 686 |
These are problems Senegal is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Senegal. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Senegal.
Export products
Import products
Senegal is currently rated at 2,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Travelling Senegal is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Senegal.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Senegal.
Senegal has a size of 196,190 km² or 75,749 mi² which is slightly smaller than South Dakota.
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