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Background: Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group sporadically has clashed with government forces since 1982. Senegal has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping.
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Common Name: Senegal
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Local Official Name: Senegal
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Abbreviated Name: Republic of Senegal
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Official Name: Republique du Senegal
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Official Script Name: Senegal
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Local Common Name: Senegal
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Former Name: Senegal
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Territory of: NA
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Head of State: President Abdoulaye WADE
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Government Type: republic under multiparty democratic rule
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Independence: 4 April 1960 (from France)
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Constitution: (a new constitution was adopted 2001 January 7)
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National Holiday: Independence Day, 4 April
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International Organization Participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MIPONUH, MONUC, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOVIC, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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Administrative Divisions: 10 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
note: there may be another region called Matam
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Dependent Areas: NA
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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; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Suffrage: 18 years of age years
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches: Executive Branch:
chief of state: President Abdoulaye WADE (since 1 April 2000)
head of government: Prime Minister Madior BOYE (since 3 March 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president
election results: Abdoulaye WADE elected president; percent of vote in the second round of voting - Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 58.49%, Abdou DIOUF (PS) 41.51%
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term under new constitution; election last held 27 February and 19 March 2000 (next to be held 27 February 2005); prime minister appointed by the president
Legislative Branch:
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held NA 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10
note: the former National Assembly, dissolved in the spring of 2001, had 140 seats
Judicial Branch:
Constitutional Court; Council of State; Court of Final Appeals or Cour de Cassation; Court of Appeals; note-the judicial system was reformed in 1992
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Party Leaders: African Party for Democracy and Socialism or And Jef (also known as PADS/AJ) [Landing SAVANE, secretary general]; African Party of Independence [Majhemout DIOP]; Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE]; Democratic and Patriotic Convention or CDP (also known as Garab-Gi) [Dr. Iba Der THIAM]; Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Dr. Abdoulaye BATHILY]; Front for Socialism and Democracy or FSD [Cheikh Abdoulaye DIEYE]; Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS]; Independence and Labor Party or PIT [Amath DANSOKHO]; National Democratic Rally or RND [Madier DIOUF]; Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE]; Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG]; SOPI Coalition (a coalition led by the PDS) [Abdoulaye WADE]; Union for Democratic Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]; other small parties
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International Disputes: Senegalese separatists disrupt legal border trade with smuggling, cattle rustling, and other illegal activities in Guinea-Bissau
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Illicit Drugs: transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of cannabis
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Location of Senegal: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
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Continent: Africa
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Land Area Total: 196,190 sq km
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Region: Western African |
Land Area Land: 192,000 sq km
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Capitol City: Dakar
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Land Area Water: 4,190 sq km
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Current:
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Latitude: 014 00 N
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Border Boundary Land: 2,640 km
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Longitude: 014 00 W
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Border Boundary Coastline: 531 km
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Arable Land: 12.00 %
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Pastures: 0.00 %
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Crops: 0.00 %
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Woodlands and Forests: 0.00
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Highest Elevation: 581 m
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Location: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha
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Lowest Elevation: 0 m
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Location: Atlantic Ocean
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Largest City in Senegal: Dakar
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Dakar Largest City Population: 1,999,000
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Threatened Species: 29
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Environmental Issues: wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
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Environmental Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Marine Dumping
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Irrigated Land: 710
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Bordering Countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
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Natural Resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore
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Geographical Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
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Comparative Area of Senegal: slightly smaller than South Dakota
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Senegal's Geography: westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal
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General Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind
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Natural Hazards: lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
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Economic Overview: In January 1994, Senegal undertook a bold and ambitious economic reform program with the support of the international donor community. This reform began with a 50% devaluation of Senegal's currency, the CFA franc, which is linked at a fixed rate to the French franc. Government price controls and subsidies have been steadily dismantled. After seeing its economy contract by 2.1% in 1993, Senegal made an important turnaround, thanks to the reform program, with real growth in GDP averaging 5% annually during 1995-2001. Annual inflation had been pushed down to less than 1%, but rose to an estimated 3.3% in 2001. Investment rose steadily from 13.8% of GDP in 1993 to 16.5% in 1997. As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is working toward greater regional integration with a unified external tariff. Senegal also realized full Internet connectivity in 1996, creating a miniboom in information technology-based services. Private activity now accounts for 82% of GDP. On the negative side, Senegal faces deep-seated urban problems of chronic unemployment, trade union militancy, juvenile delinquency, and drug addiction
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GDP: $16,200,000,000 USD
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Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
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GDP per Capita: $1,580 USD
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Currency Code: XOF
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GDP Growth Rate: 5.70 %
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One $USD Equals: %fincurrencyequals% XOF
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Currency Exchange Rate History: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 742.79 (January 2002), 733.04 (2001), 711.98 (2000), 615.70 (1999), 589.95 (1998), 583.67 (1997); note - from 1 January 1999, the XOF is pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF per euro
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GDP of Agriculture: 18.50 %
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GDP of Industry: 20.70 %
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GDP of Services: 60.80 % |
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Inflation Rate: 3.30 % |
Population in Poverty: 54.00 %
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Unemployment Rate: 48.00 %
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Tourism: 369,000.00 visitors each year
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Consumption by lowest 10%: 1.40 %
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Budget Revenue in USD: $1,373,000,000 USD
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Consumption by upper 10%: 42.80 %
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Budget Expenditures in USD: $1,373,000,000 USD
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Electricity Production: 1,320,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Exports: 0 kWh
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Electricity Consumption: 1,228,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Imports: 0 kWh
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Electricity Production by Source:
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Fossil Fuel Electricity Production: 100.00%
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Nuclear Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Hydro Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Other Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Oil Production: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
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Oil Consumption: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
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Oil Exports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Exports: 0 cu m
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Oil Imports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Imports: 0 cu m
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Proven Oil Reserves: 0 barrels
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Proven Natural Gas Reserves: 0 cu m
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External Debt: $3,100,000,000 USD |
Received in economic aid: $362,600,000 USD
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Donated in economic aid: $0 USD
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Agricultural Products: peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
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Primary Industries: agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials
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Industrial Growth Rate: 5.20 %
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Import Amount in USD: $1,300,000,000 USD - foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum products
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Import Partners: France 27%, Nigeria 19%, Germany 4%, US 4%, Italy 3%
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Export Amount in USD: $1,000,000,000 USD - fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
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Export Partners: France 19%, Italy 12%, Spain 6%, Cote d'Ivoire 2%
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GINI Index: 41.30%
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Labor Force Number of People: 0
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Labor Force by Occupations: agriculture 70%
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Radio Broadcast Stations: 24 |
Number of People with Radios: 1,240,000 |
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Television Broadcast Stations: 1 |
Number of People with Televisions: 361,000 |
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Number of People with Mainline Telephones: 234,916 |
Number of People with Mobile Phones: 373,965 |
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Internet Service Providers: 15 |
Internet Users: 40,000 |
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Internet Country Code: .sn |
Newspapers: 5 |
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Two Letter Country Code: SG |
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Phone Country Code: +221 |
Electricity Voltage: Volts |
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Telephone Systems: general assessment: good system
domestic: above-average urban system; microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system
international: 4 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
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Highways: 4,271 km |
Railways: 906 km
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Gas And Oil Pipelines: 0 km |
Waterways: 897 km
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Airports: 9 |
Heliports: 0
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Motor Vehicles: 18 per 1,000 people |
CO2 Emissions: 3,133,000 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Per capita CO2 emissions: 0.40 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Merchant Marines: NA
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Ports and Harbors: Dakar, Kaolack, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Saint-Louis, Ziguinchor
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Population: 10,589,571 people type - nationality |
Birth Rate: 36.99 births per 1,000 people |
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Population Density: 47.00 people per sq km |
Death Rate: 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people |
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Population Growth: 2.91% per year |
Fertility Rate per Women: 5.03 babies born per woman |
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Population Male 0-14: 2,321,789 |
Population Female 0-14: 2,290,105 |
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Population Male 15-64: 2,710,178 |
Population Female 15-64: 2,943,554 |
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Population Male 65+: 159,445 |
Population Female 65+: 164,500 |
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Population 0-14: 43.50% |
Literacy Rate: 39.10% |
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Population 15-64: 53.40% |
Literacy rate of Males: 51.10% |
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Population 65+: 3.10% |
Literacy rate of Females: 28.90% |
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Population that is Male: 48.00
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Population that is Female: 52.00% |
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Life expectancy at birth in years: 62.93 years |
Infant mortality rate - baby deaths per 1000 births: 55.41 Babies die per 1,000 births |
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Life expectancy at birth for Males: 61.29 years |
Life expectancy at birth for Females: 64.61 years |
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Rate of AIDS/HIV infection: 1.40%
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Number of people living with AIDS or HIV: 95,000
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Number of people who died of AIDS: 10,000 |
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Disease Risk:
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Diseases:
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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 people: 0.21
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Nationality: SENEGALESE
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Ethnic Groups: Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
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Primary Language: French
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Other Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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Primary Religion: Muslim
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Other Religions: Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic
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Branches: rmy, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 18 years of age years
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Manpower Available: 2,406,337 People
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 1,257,423 People
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Amount of Manpower Available each Year: 114,189 People per year
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Expenditures: $68,600,000 USD per year
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Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: 1.40
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Note: Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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