The flag of Senegal is a tricolor landscaping three vertical green, yellow and red stripes. At the centre of flag there is a five-pointed green star. In 1960, Senegal Flag was adopted and it replaced the flag of the Mali Federation. Also, the current flag has been the recognized as the national flag since the Senegal gained its independence.
The Senegalese flag landscapes three colors in a tricolor design. The color green is represents the color of Islam used by 94% by the Islamic nation population. Rest of the color in flag of Senegal stands for wealth, prosperity and blood shed for the war of independence. Also, these colors are for Pan-Africa and single unity among African nations.
Under French colonial law over Senegal, the establishments prohibited the colony from using its own idiosyncratic colonial flag since they were worried that this could upsurge nationalistic mawkishness and lead to calls for freedom. With the rise of the decolonization movement in Africa, the French were grateful to grant limited independence to Senegal as a self-governing state within the French Community. Senegal associated with French Soudan on April 4, 1959, to form the Mali Alliance. That day, a new flag was accepted: a vertical green, yellow and red tricolor with a stylized depiction of a human being on the centre band. The federation reached individuality from France on June 20, 1960.
In April 2004, the flag and its built were winch into the public colloquium when Moustapha Niasse, then-leader of the Alliance of the Forces of Progress, held a press conference concerning the modification of the election code and the setup of an independent commission. At the conference's coda, Niasse explored and produced visible spare on certain official documents of the green star of the central yellow stripe is required.
The flag of Senegal has a tricolor design, which is inspired from flag of France. Though it has a simple design, the three colors have significant meanings for Senegalese people. The color green stands for Islam, yellow for wealth and prosperity. Red stands for the lives of heroes who led their life for the independent.
Senegal is the nation located at coast of West Africa. It is surrounded by Mali, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, and Guinea-Bissau. It shares maritime borders with Cape Verde. The population of the nation is 20 million and provided 77 people per square kilometer as its population density.
The nation has unitary presidential republic. The official language of Senegal is French and the currency is Franc. Senegal comprises of two letters Senegal code i.e. AL and its three letters Senegal code is ALB and in digits it is 686. The calling code is +355 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Senegal is UTC +2 hours.
The country Senegal is divided into 14 regions instead of provinces or states.
Country | Senegal |
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Continent | Africa |
Official languages | French |
Capital | Dakar |
Currency | West African CFA franc Fr (XOF) |
CAT | UTC+00:00 |
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CEST | UTC+00:00 |
Internet TLD | SN |
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Three-letter country code | SEN |
Three-digit country code | 686 |
Calling code | +221 |