| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| Strum your Koras, Strike the Balafons |
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| National Day |
04-apr |
| Capital City |
Dakar |
| Other Major Cities |
Touba, Thiès, Kaolack, Ziguinchor |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (14 00 N, 14 00 W) Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
4,180 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
2,684 km |
| Border Countries |
5 border countries: Gambia (749 km); Guinea (363 km); Guinea-Bissau (341 km); Mali (489 km); Mauritania (742 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Temperatures and humidity are high, and rainfall is heavy. The mean temperature is about 27° C on the coast and almost as high on the eastern plateau. There are two distinct seasons: the dry season, from November to April, and the wet season, over the rest of the year, with the heaviest precipitation in July, August, and September. Rainfall is greatest along the coast, especially in the mountains, where there is more than 580 cm annually, but it averages more than 315 cm (125 in) a year in most of the country, with 366 cm at Freetown. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Senegalese |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.55 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.25 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 593.63 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 27,775,903,114 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
5.64 Percent (2022) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
4.35 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
2.88 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,452 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
5,555,120,459 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Mali, Switzerland, India, China, Australia |
| Merchandise Imports |
11,986,547,238 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
France, China, Russia, Netherlands, Spain |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
2,249,470,397 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Mauritania |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
2,742,219,350 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Türkiye, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Morocco |
| Natural Resources |
Fish, phosphates, iron ore |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Groundnuts with shell; Paddy rice; Millet; Indigenous cattle meat; Indigenous chicken meat; Mangoes, Mangosteens, Guavas |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
221 |
| Electricity |
230 V, C / D / E / K |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
19 |
| Ambulance |
999 |
| Fire |
999 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.gouv.sn/ |
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http://www.assemblee-nationale.sn |
| Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Infrastructure |
http://www.agriculture.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Employment, Vocational Training and Handicrafts |
http://www.mfpaa.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Development |
http://www.environnement.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Finance and Budget |
http://www.finances.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Senegalese Abroad |
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Health & Social Affairs |
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| Ministry of Interior |
http://www.interieur.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Labor, Social Dialogue, Professional Organizations and Relations with Institutions |
http://www.travail.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Land Infrastructures and Disenclavement |
http://www.mittd.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of National Education |
http://www.education.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Public Service and Public Service Renewal |
www.fonctionpublique.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Sports |
http://www.sports.gouv.sn/ |
| Ministry of Tourism & Air Transport |
http://www.tourisme.gouv.sn |
| Ministry of Women, Family & Child Protection |
http://www.famille.gouv.sn |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.ansd.sn |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.bceao.int/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.mesr.gouv.sn |
