SPAMfighter information about
Senegal
| The data on this page is obtained from The World Factbook. |
 Communications information
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| SPAMfighters: | 2,634 |
| Internet users: | 540,000 (2005) |
| Internet hosts: | 412 (2006) |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs): | 1 (2002) |
| Internet country code: | .sn |
| Telephones - main lines in use: | 266,600 (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular: | 1.73 million (2005) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: good system domestic: above-average urban system; microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system international: country code - 221; 4 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001) |
| Radios: | 1.24 million (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 1 (1997) |
| Televisions: | 361,000 (1997) |
 Geographical information
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| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
| Geographic coordinates: | 14 00 N, 14 00 W |
| Map references: | Africa |
| Area: |
total: 196,190 sq km land: 192,000 sq km water: 4,190 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 2,640 km border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km |
| Coastline: | 531 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
| Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind |
| Terrain: | generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m |
| Natural resources: | fish, phosphates, iron ore |
| Land use: |
arable land: 12.51% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 87.25% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | 1,200 sq km (2003) |
| Natural hazards: | lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts |
| Environment - current issues: | wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling |
| Geography - note: | westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost an enclave within Senegal |
 People information
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| Population: | 11,987,121 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 40.8% (male 2,467,021/female 2,422,385) 15-64 years: 56.1% (male 3,346,756/female 3,378,518) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 174,399/female 198,042) (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 19.1 years male: 18.9 years female: 19.3 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.34% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 32.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: | 9.42 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 52.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 56.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 59.25 years male: 57.7 years female: 60.85 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.38 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.8% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 44,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 3,500 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese |
| 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% |
| Religions: | Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Languages: | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.2% male: 50% female: 30.7% (2003 est.) |
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Governmental information
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| Country name: |
conventional long form: Republic of Senegal conventional short form: Senegal local long form: Republique du Senegal local 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: | 11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor |
| Independence: | 4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 |
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 4 April (1960) |
| Constitution: | new constitution adopted 7 January 2001 |
| 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 |
| Suffrage: | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: President Abdoulaye WADE (since 1 April 2000) head of government: Prime Minister Macky SALL (since 21 April 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) under new constitution; election last held under prior constitution (seven-year terms) 27 February and 19 March 2000 (next to be held 27 February 2007); prime minister appointed by 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% |
| Legislative branch: |
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) note: the former National Assembly, dissolved in the spring of 2001, had 140 seats elections: last held 29 April 2001 (next to be held 27 February 2007) note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted to postpone legislative elections originally scheduled for 2006, they will now coincide with presidential elections in 2007 election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SOPI Coalition 89, AFP 11, PS 10, other 10 |
| Judicial branch: | Constitutional Court; Council of State; Court of Final Appeals or Cour de Cassation; Court of Appeals |
| Political parties and 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 [Abdoulaye WADE] (a coalition led by the PDS); Union for Democratic Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]; other small parties |
| Political pressure groups and leaders: | labor; Muslim brotherhoods; students; teachers |
| International organization participation: | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMOVIC, UNOCI, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador Amadou Lamine BA chancery: 2112 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 234-0540 FAX: [1] (202) 332-6315 consulate(s) general: Houston, New York |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
chief of mission: Ambassador Janice L. JACOBS embassy: Avenue Jean XXIII at the corner of Rue Kleber, Dakar mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar telephone: [221] 823-4296 FAX: [221] 822-2991 |
| Flag description: | three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia |
 Economical information
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| Economy - 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 was 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 over 5% annually during 1995-2004. Annual inflation had been pushed down to the low single digits. As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is working toward greater regional integration with a unified external tariff and a more stable monetary policy. However, Senegal still relies heavily upon outside donor assistance. Under the IMF´s Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief program, Senegal will benefit from eradication of two-thirds of its bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector debt. |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $20.57 billion (2005 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $7.972 billion (2005 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 6.1% (2005 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,800 (2005 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 17.2% industry: 20.9% services: 61.9% (2005 est.) |
| Labor force: | 4.82 million (2005 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture: 77% industry and services: 23% (1990 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 48%; note - urban youth 40% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 54% (2001 est.) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 33.5% (1995) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 1.7% (2005 est.) |
| Budget: |
revenues: $1.657 billion expenditures: $1.926 billion; including capital expenditures of $357 million (2005 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: | 3.1% (2005 est.) |
| Electricity - production: | 1.332 billion kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) |
| Electricity - consumption: | 1.239 billion kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - exports: | 0 kWh (2003) |
| Electricity - imports: | 0 kWh (2003) |
| Oil - production: | 0 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
| Oil - consumption: | 31,000 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
| Oil - exports: | NA bbl/day |
| Oil - imports: | NA bbl/day |
| Natural gas - production: | 50 million cu m (2003 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption: | 50 million cu m (2003 est.) |
| Current account balance: | $-848 million (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | $1.526 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton |
| Exports - partners: | Mali 16.9%, India 13.1%, France 9.5%, Spain 6.1%, Italy 5.5%, Gambia, The 4.6% (2005) |
| Imports: | $2.405 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: | food and beverages, capital goods, fuels |
| Imports - partners: | France 22.8%, Nigeria 11.4%, Brazil 4.5%, Thailand 4.3%, United States 4.2%, UK 4% (2005) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: | $1.191 billion (2005 est.) |
| Debt - external: | $3.529 billion (2005 est.) |
| Currency (code): | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Currency code: | XOF |
| Exchange rates: | Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per United States dollar - 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004), 581.2 (2003), 696.99 (2002), 733.04 (2001) |
| Fiscal year: | calendar year |
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Transportations information
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| Airports: | 20 (2006) |
| Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 9 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 11 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 1 (2006) |
| Pipelines: | gas 43 km (2006) |
| Railways: |
total: 906 km narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000 meter gauge (2005) |
| Roadways: |
total: 13,576 km paved: 3,972 km (including 7 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,604 km (2003) |
| Waterways: | 1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance rivers) (2005) |
| Ports and terminals: | Dakar |
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Military information
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| Military branches: | Army, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l´Air du Senegal) (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - two years (2004) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 18-49: 2,443,840 females age 18-49: 2,461,939 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 1,558,175 females age 18-49: 1,642,533 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 129,331 females age 18-49: 129,398 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure: | $117.3 million (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 1.4% (2005 est.) |
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Information about transnational issues
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| Disputes - international: | The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau attempt to stem Senegalese citizens from the Casamance region fleeing separatist violence, cross border raids, and arms smuggling |
| Refugees and internally displaced persons: |
refugees (country of origin): 19,778 (Mauritania) IDPs: 17,000 (clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2005) |
| Illicit drugs: | transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and South American cocaine moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of cannabis |
