A coastal country in West Africa, Senegal is home to 15.9 million people spread over an area of 196,712 km2. It shares borders with The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Approximately 53 percent of the population is rural and more than 60 percent of the population is under the age of 25. The Senegalese population is mainly Muslim (96 percent) and is composed of several ethnic…