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 | SENEGALgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Sénégal |
| country code ISO: SN //; - FIPS: SG |
| location: West Africa |
| time zone: +0 UT |
| surface (land) area: 196720 sq.km = 75950 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 17° N / South: 12° N / East: 11° W / West: 18° W |
| borders (land): Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical, somewhat cooler in the coastal regions |
| Government |
| independent since: 1960-08-20 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Dakar |
| administrative division: région (10) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1988): 6928,405 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 9987,494; or: 9530,000 /-; 2001: 9802,778; or:10284,929 |
| population density: 51 per sq.km = 132 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 37 - 43 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 - 12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 600 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 74 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 52 - 62 years (male: 56 - 61; female: 58 - 64) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 47% //; - urbanisation growth: 3% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 65% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Wolof 43%; Serer 15%; Fulani (Peul) 14%; Tukulor 9%; Diola 5%; Mandingo 4%; other 10% |
| languages: French (official) and African Sudanese dialects like Wolof, Pulaar, Diola, Mandingo |
| religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim 92%; traditional beliefs 6%; Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 2% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2277 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 78% |
| people per physician: 14825 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 42% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 10% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 2% |
| adult literacy: 33 - 36% (male: 43%; female: 23%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 4,6% |
| population below poverty line: 33% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 610 - 1730 per capita |
| GNI USD 490 per capita //; - [ppp: 1480] |
| GDP growth: 1% |
| income: USD 720 per capita |
| import: USD 1139 per capita //; - export: USD 605 per capita |
| trade: USD 235 per capita //; - or 57% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR NI IT US IN ML |
| human development index: 0,423 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 145 |
| female labour force: 43% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,4 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 16 - 30% //; - wooded area: 40 - 55% //; - arid land and desert: 19% |
| agriculture: labour force: 81% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 20% |
| agricultural products: sugarcane, groundnuts, millet, paddy rice, sorghum, maize, cassava, cotton |
| livestock (million): cattle: 3,1 / goats: 3,9 / horses: 0,5 / pigs: 0,3 / poultry: 45 / sheep: 4,5 |
| fish catch: 418100 - 507000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 6% //; - part of industry in GDP: 19% |
| industrial products: cement, sugar, wheat flour, canned fish, light chemicals (fertilizers, soap) |
| mining products: calsium phosphate, salt, aluminium phosphate, natural gas, marble, iron, copper |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,4 |
| services: labour force: 13% //; - part of services in GDP: 62% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 318 |
| electricity use (per capita): 114 |
| annual water use (per capita): 202 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 14580 km //; - of which paved: 29% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 9 per 1000 |
| railways: 897, or: 1186 km //; - railways passenger/km: 206 |
| navigable inland waterways: 897 km |
| ownership telephone: 10 - 18 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 93 - 142 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 7 - 41 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 6 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 61100 |
| personal computers: 17 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: on the border with Guinea a peak of 581 m, another peak of 419 m nw of Kédougou (no names found in atlantes or on maps) |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lac de Guier |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Gambia, Senegal, Saloum, Casamance |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Île de Gorée |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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