Located in the westernmost of protruding part in West Africa, Senegal has an area of 196,700 km2 and a population of 11.90 million. Connected to Mauritania in the north, adjacent to Mali in the east, connected to Guinea and Guinea Bissau in the south and close to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Senegal has a coastline of around 500 km. The country belongs to savanna climate with an annual average temperature of 29℃ and the highest temperature up to 45℃. The dry season lasts from November to June in the following year while the rainy season lasts from July to October.
French is the official language, with Wolof language in common use among 80% people across the country. 90% of the population believes in Islam. Dakar is capital of the country. Dominated by agriculture, fishery, peanut, phosphate export and tourism are four major traditional foreign currency earning industries in Senegal. Dakar Port is the second largest port in West Africa.
Senegal has three world heritage sites, among which Goree Island belongs to the world cultural heritage, while Niokolo-Koba National Park and Djoudj Bird National Park belong to the world natural heritage. Tourist destinations of Senegal are mainly concentrated in Dakar, Thies, Ziguinchor and Saint-Louis areas.
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CUP Service Opening Time January 2010
Local CUP Service Hotline N/A
POS Card-Swiping Consumption
N/A
ATM Cash Withdrawal
Application Scope
At present, West African CFA Franc can be withdrawn with CUP card from ATMs of Banque Atlantique network in Senegal.
Accepted Card Types
Bankcard bearing CUP logo.
Warm tip: Since overdraft interest shall be paid for cash withdrawal with credit card, it is recommended to use CUP debit card for cash withdrawal by cardholders abroad.
How to Identify ATMs that Can Accept CUP Card
All ATMs bearing CUP logo or 
on the machine or screen can accept CUP card.
Chinese-English Interface
At present only English interface is available, while Chinese-English interface will be installed later for language selection by cardholders.
Operation for Cash Withdrawal
Most ATMs will dispense cash before returning the card; the cardholders shall follow the screen prompt for operation.
Charges and Cash Withdrawal Limits
For cash withdrawal on ATM with CUP card abroad, as per the stipulations by competent state authorities, the daily accumulative cash withdrawal per CUP debit card shall not exceed the equivalent of RMB 10,000 in foreign currency. Please consult respective issuing bank for the daily cash withdrawal limit for CUP credit card.
Certain amount of commission fee will be charged by issuing bank for cash withdrawal abroad. Please consult respective issuing bank for specific rate, number of times for cash withdrawal every day with single card, cash withdrawal limit per time, accumulative cash withdrawal limit, etc.
Compared to the other bankcard network, 1%-2% currency conversion fee can be exempted for cash withdrawal via CUP network. The amount of local currency withdrawn will be directly converted into RMB amount based on the market exchange rate, and timely debited into the cardholder’s RMB account by the issuing bank.
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