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<text id=93CT1847>
<title>
Senegal--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Northern Africa
Senegal
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Entry requirements: A visa and a valid yellow fever
immunization certificate are required.
</p>
<p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight clothing is suitable for
Dakar's hot, humid summer (June-November). Winter (December-May)
is like early fall in Washington, DC--warm days and cool to
cold evenings.
</p>
<p> Health: The general level of health in Dakar is good;
however, city water is not potable. Meats should be well cooked
and vegetables carefully prepared. Malaria is endemic in
Senegal, and hepatitis is prevalent. Cholera, tetanus, polio,
and typhoid immunizations are advisable.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Dakar has excellent and frequent worldwide
airline connections. In the city, metered taxis are available at
reasonable rates.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Excellent long-distance telephone service
(direct dial to Dakar) is via satellite link. Cable and telex
services are available. Dakar is five time zones ahead of
eastern standard time.
</p>
<p> Tourist attractions: Senegal offers excellent swimming,
boating, fishing (for marlin, swordfish, mackerel, barracuda,
bluefish, bass, red mullet, and sea trout), sailing, skindiving,
and spearfishing. Cosmopolitan Dakar is a major port of entry
into West Africa.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, July
1988.
</p>
</body>
</article>
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