2000-11-01 || 6.05p

S�n�gal

Yes, I know I'm updating from work, but I never do that and I'm about to leave anyway, so I don't feel too bad about it.

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To-day's lesson is on the R�publique du S�n�gal.

S�n�gal is a small nation of about 196, 000 sq km or so, about 4,100 of which is water. It has a population of 10 million, give or take. S�n�gal gained independance from France in 1960, and tried to form a new confederation with Gambia in 1982. It never worked out, and the two nations broke it off in 1989.

S�n�gal is an officially French speaking nation, but that is not the only language spoken there by far. 80% of the population speaks Wolof, of which about half speak it as a second language, which is pretty good when you realise that only about 43% of S�n�gal is of the Wolof ethnic group. Aside from Wolof (or Volof or Waru-waru, it's called about a half-dozen names), people speak Bambara, Bayot, Crioulo (a portuguese-French creole), Elon, Palar, Fuuta Jalon, Jola-Kasa, Mandinka, and about a dozen other tongues, though French is the language of literature, law, and government-- in short, it's the status language.

There are 1.24 million radios in S�n�gal.

There are 361,000 TVs in S�n�gal.

It is a democratic multiparty presidential republic in West Africa with a 24 nautical mile maritime claim. S�n�gal's civil law is based upon that of France.

S�n�gal is a transhipment point for several drugs destined for North American and European markets, and a producer of marijuana.

It is also the home of Yossou N'dour, who can sing up one hell of a storm, and who I was liistening to when I decided to waste your time with this tripe.



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