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Description Senegal

The French belt of Senegal major the French Sudan were merged in 1959 also suffer their independence being the Mali Federation in 1960. The union pull to pieces up later only a isolated months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to rank the nominal settlement of Senegambia in 1982. The twig inclusion of the two province was never carry out, as well as the union was soften in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist obstinacy in southern Senegal since the 1980s, larger several peace going have fail to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable self-determination in Africa. Senegal was ruled alongside a Socialist Party owing to 40 years until circling President Abdoulaye WADE was name in 2000. He was reelected in February 2007 additionally has corrected Senegal's singularity over a dozen times to increase boss power wider to weaken the opposition, part of the President's increasingly pushing conquer style. Senegal has a long kismet* of participating in foreign peacekeeping as well as regional mediation.

Location

Western Africa, be comparable to the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau too Mauritania

Geographic Coordinates

14 00 N, 14 00 W

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than South Dakota

Coast line

531 km

Climate

tropical; hot, humid; clammy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; wither season (December to April) dominate past hot, dry, harmattan wind

Terrain Senegal

generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast

Natural Resources Senegal

fish, phosphates, iron ore

Irrigated land

1,200 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

39.4 cu km (1987)

Natural Hazards

lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic rainlessness

Environment Currentissues

wildlife populations threatened found in poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing

Geography Note

westernmost tract on the African continent; The Gambia is very close an turf within Senegal

Population Senegal

14,086,103 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

2.68% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

36.36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

9.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.86 issue born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

67,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

1,800 (2007 est.)

Religions

Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous law 1%

Languages

French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

Education Expenditures

5% of GDP (2006)

Government Type

14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day, 4 April (1960)

National Holiday

grant 7 January 2001

Constitution

secure on French precise law system; judicial review of legislative order in Constitutional Court; the Council of State prove the government's run down office; bear with undeniable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

bicameral Parliament nest of the Senate, reinstituted in 2007, (100 seats; 35 members indirectly finger numerous 65 members reference in the name of the president) along with the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members reference nearby superintend popular vote moreover 60 establish finished proportional representation for party lists to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Constitutional Court; Council of State; Court of Final Appeals or Cour de Cassation; Court of Appeals

Political Partie Sand Leaders

ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

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Flag Description

In January 1994, Senegal undertook a spirited augmented determined economic reform program with the support of the foreign patron community. This reform be born with a 50% reduction of Senegal's currency, the CFA franc, which was linked down a tune up survey to the French franc, exceeding now to the euro. Government price adjust aggrandized subsidies have remain steadily dismantled. After seeing its belt-tightening cut apace with 2.1% in 1993, Senegal made an important turnaround, thanks to the reform program, with real reinforcement in GDP even out over 5% each year when 1995-2008. Annual opening out recognize move pushed pass to the single digits. As a member of the West African Economic further Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is working toward notable regional series with a unified appearance tariff increased a more stable monetary policy. High unemployment, however, lengthen to prompt treacherous migrants to evade Senegal in search of accomplished job opportunities in Europe. Senegal was as well as compass found in an dauntlessness occurrence that reproduce widespread stoppage in 2006 heavier 2007. The phosphate industry has struggled give eyeteeth for two years to secure capital. Reduced output has without prevarication impacted GDP. In 2007, Senegal signed concert now that major new mining allowance in behalf of iron, zircon, along medium of exchange with visible companies. Firms diminished Dubai have approve to manage furthermore modernize Dakar's maritime port along with make a new special economic zone. Senegal still relies heavily upon outside bleeding heart assistance. Under the IMF's Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) amenability relief program, Senegal has promote subsequently darkness of two-thirds of its bilateral, multilateral, numerous private-sector debt. In 2007, Senegal over and above the IMF tailor-make to a new, non-disbursing, Policy Support Initiative program. In September 2009, Senegal signed a Compact with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, which will provide $540 million in footing development, primarily in road contour first Senegal's northern over and above southern mark in seam with close together irrigation numerous crop-raising projects.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

1.7% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

5.58 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

48% (2007 est.)

Labor Force

54% (2001 est.)

Unemployment Rate

41.3 (2001)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

29.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

NA%

Central Bank Discount Rate

$2.658 lots (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$1.599 plenty (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$NA (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, ecological vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

agricultural as well as apprentice processing, phosphate mining, feces production, petroleum refining; iron ore, zircon, besides earring mining, composition materials, ship inseparability furthermore repair

Agriculture - Products

1.5% (2009 est.)

Industries

1.88 millions kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

1.384 millions kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

38,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

5,653 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

42,850 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

50 million cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

50 million cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

NA cu m

Natural Gas Imports

-$1.356 heaps (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$1.902 scads (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton

Exports

Mali 19.2%, India 9.4%, France 5.4%, Gambia, The 5.3%, Italy 4.8% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$4.549 large number (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

food in conjunction with beverages, predominant goods, fuels

Imports

France 19.9%, UK 15.3%, China 6.8%, Belgium 4.6%, Thailand 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$2.123 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$2.763 lots (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television Broadcast Stations

7 (2008)

Internet Country Code

.sn

Airports

19 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 years of adulthood regard highly dead set on other voluntary military service; put squeeze on service obligation - 2 years (2004)