| Senegal |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. |
| Area: | total:
196,722 sq km land: 192,530 sq km water: 4,192 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 14,086,103 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 42% (male 2,975,870/female 2,940,929) 15-64 years: 55% (male 3,842,942/female 3,903,169) 65 years and over: 3% (male 197,422/female 225,771) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.68% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 36.36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 9.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
57.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 64.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 50.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 59.38 years country comparison to the world: 189 male: 57.48 years female: 61.34 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.86 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 1% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 67,000 (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 1,800 (2007 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 39.3% male: 51.1% female: 29.2% (2002 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $22.38 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $12.76 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 1.7% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,600 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
13.8% industry: 23.3% services: 62.9% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
77.5% industry and services: 22.5% (2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 54% (2001 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | -1% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 33.1% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish |
| Industries: | agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair |
| Industrial production growth rate: | 1.5% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton |
| Currency (code): | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
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| Nationality: | noun:
Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese |
| Religions: |
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Languages: |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Republic of Senegal conventional short form: Senegal former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia); Mali Federation |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name:
Dakar geographic coordinates: 14 40 N, 17 26 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor |
| Independence: | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| Legal system: | based on French civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of State audits the government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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| Source : CIA
The World Factbook |
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