river 1015 miles (1633 kilometers) long in western Africa flowing from Fouta Djallon northwest and west into the Atlantic
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country in western Africa on the Atlantic; a republic of the French Community, formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Dakar area 75,955 square miles (196,722 square kilometers), population 15,021,000
Note: Senegal surrounds the country of Gambia on the north, south, and east.