ABSTRACT

Senegal is a multilingual2 and multi-ethnic country of 75,749 square miles located in the most western part of Africa. According to the census data of 2007, Senegal has a population of 12,521,851. Senegal’s population is predominantly Muslim (94 percent). There are also Christians, mostly Roman Catholics (4 percent). The indigenous faith and other religions account for 2 percent of the population.3