This country achieved it's independence on August 20th, 1960.

How many countries are in Africa?

Three of Africa's major rivers rise in this country.

Pliocene and Miocene sandstone consisting of compacted sediment and quartz grains flows across the plateau in this country.

This country is bordered by Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d’Ivoire to the southeast, and Liberia and Sierra Leone to the south.

This country's currency is called Dalasi.

This country's population is more than half muslim.

This country possesses a large portion of the world's bauxite reserves.

This country was ruled successfully by Sékou Touré from 1958-1984.

This country is a strip of land that is 15-30 miles long.

More than 20 rivers in Western Africa originate in this country.

This country's currency is the Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA).

Banjul is the capital of this country.

Dakar is the capital of this country.

Was apart of French West Africa until it achieved it's independence on October 2nd, 1958.

The climate in this country is tropical with two alternating seasons- a dry season (November through March) and a wet season (April through October).

The climate in this country has a wet and dry tropical climate, characterized by an intense rainy season occurring between June and October, and by a longer dry season.

This country is the smallest non-island country in Africa.

This country's President is named Macky Sall.

In this country, English is the official language.

This country's nation symbols are the lion and the baobab tree.

This country is known as the "Gateway to Africa".

These soils are favorable to peanut cultivation.

In this country, French is the official language.

The most notable literary movement that flourished in the 1930s- 1950s that emphasized African values and heritage was Senghor's espousal of _________________________.