Statistical information Senegal 1993

Senegal in the World
top of pageBackground: 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.
top of pageLocation:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between
Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 196,190 km²
Land: 192,000 km²
Land boundaries:
total 2,640 km, The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km,
Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
Coastline: 531 km
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Continental shelf: 200 nm or the edge of continental margin
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Maritime claimsClimate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (December to April) has strong southeast winds; dry season (May to November) dominated by hot, dry harmattan wind
Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
ElevationNatural resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore
Land useArable land: 27%
Permanent crops: 0%
Forest and woodland: 31%
Other: 12%
Irrigated land: 1,800 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 8,463,225 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 3.1% (1993 est.)
NationalityNoun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Senegalese
Ethnic groups: Wolof 36%, Fulani 17%, Serer 17%, Toucouleur 9%, Diola 9%, Mandingo 9%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 2%
Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Diola, Mandingo
Religions:
Muslim 92%, indigenous beliefs 6%, Christian 2% (mostly Roman
Catholic)
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 3.1% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 43.42 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 12.38 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
Current issues note: The Gambia is almost an enclave
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 77.8 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 56.01 years
Male: 54.59 years
Female: 57.48 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.15 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Total population: 38%
Male: 52%
Female: 25%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Republic of Senegal
Conventional short form: Senegal
Local long form: Republique du Senegal
Local short form: Senegal
Government type: republic under multiparty democratic rule
Capital: Dakar
Administrative divisions:
10 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar,
Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies,
Ziguinchor
Dependent areasIndependence:
20 August 1960 (from France; The Gambia and Senegal signed an agreement on 12 December 1981 that called for the creation of a loose confederation to be known as Senegambia, but the agreement was dissolved on 30
September 1989)
National holiday: Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
Constitution: 3 March 1963, last revised in 1991
Legal system: based on French civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court, which also audits the government's accounting office; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: president, prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
Judicial branchPolitical parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77,
GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC,
PCA, UN, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNTAC, UPU, WADB, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us chief of mission: Ambassador Ibra Deguene KA
In the us chancery: 2,112 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,008
In the us telephone: (202) 234-0540 or 0541
From the us chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Robert J. KOTT
From the us embassy: Avenue Jean XXIII at the corner of Avenue Kleber, Dakar
From the us mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar
From the us telephone: 221 23-42-96 or 23-34-24
From the us fax: 221 22-29-91
Flag description
: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: The agricultural sector accounts for about 12% of GDP and provides employment for about 80% of the labor force. About 40% of the total cultivated land is used to grow peanuts, an important export crop. Another principal economic resource is fishing, which brought in about 23% of total foreign exchange earnings in 1990. Mining is dominated by the extraction of phosphate, but production has faltered because of reduced worldwide demand for fertilizers in recent years. Over the past 10 years tourism has become increasingly important to the economy.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rate: 1.2% (1991 est.)
Real gdp per capita: $780 (1991 est.)
Gross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: major products - peanuts (cash crop), millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; estimated two-thirds self-sufficient in food; fish catch of 354,000 metric tons in 1990
Industries: agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, petroleum refining, building materials
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 4.7% (1989; accounts for 15% of GDP
Labor force: 2.509 million (77% are engaged in subsistence farming;
By occupation private sector: 40%
By occupation governmentandparapublic:60%
52% of population of working age (1985)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $921 million; expenditures $1,024 million; including
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: 1 July - 30 June; in January 1993, Senegal will switch to a calendar year
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $904 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)
Commodoties: manufactures 30%, fish products 23%, peanuts 12%, petroleum products 16%, phosphates 9%
Partners: France, other EC members, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, India
Imports: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., 1991 est.)
Commodoties: semimanufactures 30%, food 27%, durable consumer goods 17%, petroleum 12%, capital goods 14%
Partners: France, other EC, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Algeria, China, Japan
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 274.06 (January 1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990), 319.01 (1989), 297.85 (1988)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 215,000 kW capacity; 760 million kWh produced, 100 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 2% of GDP (1989 est.)
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirportsHeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterways: 897 km total; 785 km on the Senegal, 112 km on the Saloum
Merchant marine:
1 bulk ship (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 1,995 GRT/3,775
DWT
Total: 25
Usable: 19
With permanentsurface runways: 10
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440-3659 m: 1
With runways 1220-2439 m: 15
Ports and terminalsSenegal - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international:
short section of the boundary with The Gambia is indefinite; the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 12 November 1991 rendered its decision on the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal maritime boundary in favor of Senegal - that decision has been rejected by Guinea-Bissau; boundary with
Mauritania
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs:
increasingly active as a transshipment point for Southwest
Asian heroin moving to Europe and North America