Senegal
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Current time in Dakar
Dakar is the capital of Senegal, in Africa.
| Capital | Dakar |
| Continent | Africa |
| Time zone | UTC (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | West African CFA Franc (XOF) |
| Calling code | +221 |
| Internet domain | .sn |
| Area | 196,190 km² (75,749 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Guinea, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Mali |
Travelling to Senegal
| Emergency numbers | Police 17 Ambulance 18 |
| Plugs and sockets | Type C, Type D, Type E, Type K |
| Mains electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
Explore Senegal
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.