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Republic of Senegal
National name: République du Sénegal
President: Abdou Diouf (1981)
Prime Minister: Mamadou Lamine Loum (1998)
Area: 75,954 sq. mi. (196,190 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 10,051,930 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.32%); birth rate: 43.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 132
Capital and largest city (1994 est.): Dakar, 1,729,823
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Ethnicity/race: Wolof 36%, Fulani 17%, Serer 17%, Toucouleur 9%, Diola 9%, Mandingo 9%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 2%
Languages: French (official); Wolof, Serer, other ethnic dialects
Religions: Islam, 92%; indigenous, 6%; Christian, 2%
Literacy rate: 38%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $15.6 billion; $1,600 per capita. Real growth rate: 5.7%. Inflation: 1.8%. Unemployment: n.a.; urban youth, 40%. Arable land: 12%. Agriculture: peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish. Labor force: n.a.; agriculture 60%. Industry: agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials. Natural resources: fish, phosphate, iron ore. Exports: $925 million (f.o.b., 1998): fish, ground nuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton. Imports: $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998): foods and beverages, consumer goods, capital goods, petroleum products. Major trading partners: France, other EU countries, India, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, U.S., China, Japan.
