| Country (long form) |
Republic of Senegal |
| Capital |
Dakar |
| Total Area |
75,749.38 sq mi
196,190.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than South Dakota) |
| Population |
9,987,494 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
27,837,224 |
| Languages |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| Literacy |
33.1% total, 43.0% male, 23.2% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman Catholic) |
| Life Expectancy |
60.6 male, 63.82 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic under multiparty democratic rule |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,650 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials |
| Agriculture |
peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs, fish |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, phosphates, iron ore |
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