| 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: | 13,635,927 (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 42.5% (male 2,908,431/female 2,880,258) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.48% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 35.09 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate: | 8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 52.72 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 60.95 years |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.52 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method): | 13% (2007-2012) |
| Unmet need of contraceptive: | 30.1% (2011) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 42,800 (2012) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 1,900 (2012) |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $27.72 billion (2013 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $15.36 billion (2013 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 4% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $2,100 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture: 14.9% |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture: 77.5% |
| Population below poverty line: | 54% (2001 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 0.8% (2013 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: | 3% (2013 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 |
| Others | |
| 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 : UN_Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other national surveys; United Nations Population Division Update date: August 2014
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