Senegal: Fact file
| Country Name | Republic of Senegal |
| Area | 196 190 sq km |
| Capital | Dakar |
| Major cities & towns | Touba Mosquee, Thiès, Rufisque, Kaolack, Mbour, Saint-Louis, Ziguinchor |
| Boundaries | Atlantic Ocean, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania |
| Population | 11 386 000, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Pop growth | 2.7%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Urbanisation | 41.3%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Life Expectancy | Female 57.2 yrs, male 54.8 yrs, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Infant mortality | 137/1000, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence | 0.9%, 2006 (UNAIDS 2006) |
| Adult literacy rate | Female 29.2%, male 51.1%; 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Legal System | Based on French civil law system |
| Independence | 4 April 1960 (from France) |
| GDP | US$9.242 billion, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| GDP per capita | US$774.12, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| GDP growth | 4%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| Exports | Fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton |
| Currency | 1 West African CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| Unemployment | No data |
| Inflation rate | 2.3%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| External debt ratio | 17.8% of GDP, 2006 (IMF 2007) |
| Ethnic groups | Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, others 9.4% (Centre for Intercultural Learning 2006) |
| Languages | Official: French; Main: Wolof , Pulaar, Serer-Sine, Mandinka; 31 others (Ethnologue.com Undated) |
| Religion | Muslims 87.7%, African Traditional Religions 6.2%, Christian 5.5% (Roman Catholic 4.7%), Baha'i 2.7% (Religious Freedom 2001) |
References
CENTRE FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING 2006 "Senegal" IN Country Insights, [www] http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/country_overview-en.asp?lvl=8&ISO=SN [opens new window].
ETHNOLOGUE.COM UNDATED "Languages of Senegal" [www] http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SN [opens new window].
IMF 2007 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa, [www] http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/reo/2007/AFR/ENG/sreo0407.pdf, 100 [PDF document, opens new window].
IMF 2006 World Economic Outlook Database, [www] http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/index.aspx [opens new window].
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDATED "Nation profile: Senegal", [www] http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Senegal/rbodies.html [opens new window].
UNAIDS 2006 "Senegal", [www] http://www.unaids.org/en/Regions_Countries/Countries/senegal.asp [opens in window].
UNDP 2006 "Senegal", IN Human Development Report 2006, [www] http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_SEN.html [opens new window].