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Senegal |
Capital: Dakar
Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
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 and regional mediation.
PEOPLE
Population: 12,521,851 (July 2007 est.); 12,323,252 (July 2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 56.69 years
Male: 55.34 years
Female: 58.09 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 59.38 years
Male: 57.48 years
Female: 61.34 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 42% (male 2,656,122/female 2,608,423)
15-64 years: 55% (male 3,426,504/female 3,454,372)
65 years and over: 3% (male 176,877/female 199,553) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000)
65 years and over: 3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.645% (2007 est.); 2.579% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 54% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 0.9% (2006 est.); 1% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 61,000 (2006 est.); 67,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 39.3%
Male: 51.1%
Female: 29.2% (2002 est.)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 19,712 (Mauritania) (2006)
Refugees (country of origin): 19,630 (Mauritania) (2007)
IDPs: 22,400 (approximately 65% of the IDP population returned in 2005, but new displacement is occurring due to clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2006)
IDPs: 22,400 (approximately 65% of the IDP population returned in 2005, but new displacement is still occurring due to clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: 48%; note - urban youth 40% (2001 est.)
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural 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
Exports - Commodities: fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
Exports - Partners:
Mali 18.5%, India 14.4%, France 6.9%, Italy 5.1%, Gambia, The 5% (2006)
Mali 20.12%, India 9.84%, Gambia 5.58%, France 5.02%, Italy 4.23% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: food and beverages, capital goods, fuels
Imports - Partners:
France 21.3%, Nigeria 10.6%, UK 8.9%, Netherlands 4.9%, China 4.8%, Brazil 4.1% (2006)
France 19.58%, UK 9.64%, China 8.08%, Netherlands 5.64%, Thailand 4.75%, US 3.97% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; over fishing
Natural hazards: lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
Source: CIA World Factbook
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