Senegal
Geography
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. |
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| Area | total: 196,722 sq km land: 192,530 sq km water: 4,192 sq km |
| Natural Resources | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese |
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| 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 |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $27.72 billion (2013 est.) |
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| 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% industry: 22.7% services: 62.4% (2013 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) | 0.8% (2013 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 |
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Population and Health
| Population | 13,635,927 (July 2014 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 42.5% (male 2,908,431/female 2,880,258) 15-24 years: 20.5% (male 1,388,530/female 1,401,109) 25-54 years: 30.4% (male 1,892,403/female 2,253,576) 55-64 years: 2.9% (male 225,942/female 289,920) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 179,444/female 216,314) (2014 est.) |
| 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 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 52.72 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 60.95 years male: 58.94 years female: 63.02 years (2014 est.) |
| 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 total population: 49.7% male: 61.8% female: 38.7% (2009 est.) |