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Senegal is a republic on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. The majority of the over 50 ethnic groups live on the coast and in the area around Dakar, the capital and chief port. The economy is predominantly agricultural and heavily dependent on groundnut cultivation and foreign aid. The nation became independent from France in 1960 as a multi-party democracy.

Senegal is a secular state with freedom of religion. Three Muslim Sufi brotherhoods are influential in political and economic life, but tolerance for other religions is a point of pride. As Muslims make up over 90% of the population, many peoples have never heard the Gospel.