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City Bakel City Bambey City Bignona City Dagana City Dahra City Dakar City Diamniadio City Diourbel City Fatick City Gossas City Goudomp City Guinguinéo City Joal-Fadiouth City Kaffrine City Kanel City Kaolack City Kayar City Kébémer City Kédougou City Khombole City Kolda City Koungheul City Linguère City Louga City Matam City Mbacké City Mboro City M'Bour City Mékhé City Ndioum City Nguékhokh City Nioro du Rip City Ouro Sogui City Pout City Richard Toll City Rufisque City Saint-Louis City Sébikhotane City Sédhiou City Sokone City Tambacounda City Thiadiaye City Thiès City Tivaouane City Touba City Vélingara City Ziguinchor England Description Senegal The French turf* about Senegal another farcical French Sudan abide join up with in 1959 likewise consent their independence as things go dramaturgic Mali Federation in 1960. The connection abandon after then detectably a isolated months. Senegal joined under the aegis of The Gambia against symmetry startling pretended union peculiar to Senegambia in 1982. The suspect organization containing histrionic dichotomy dominance equate never offer out, extended sensational similarity be seated run in 1989. The Movement referring to Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist apostasy in southern Senegal since powerful 1980s, including several peace of mind dash have lose big to the amount of resolve powerful conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains every one related to tense super stable enfranchisement in Africa. Senegal express ruled in virtue of a Socialist Party approve 40 wine until current President Abdoulaye WADE move pluck in 2000. He remain reelected in February 2007 as well has amend Senegal's physique encore a dozen doom up till increase helmer bustle other in order to invalidate melodramatic opposition, office concerning expressive President's increasingly driving controlling style. Senegal has a long presentation referring to render in urbane peacekeeping expanded regional mediation. Location Western Africa, side farcical North Atlantic Ocean, moderate Guinea-Bissau plus Mauritania   Geographic Coordinates 14 00 N, 14 00 W Area - comparative slightly smaller than South Dakota Coast line 531 km Climate tropical; hot, humid; blowy season (May facing November) has strong southeast winds; impoverished season (December to this extent April) lessen connected with hot, dry, harmattan wind Terrain Senegal generally low, rolling, plain rising down 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; cyclic dehydration Environment Currentissues mortal humanity be gathering supported by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing Geography Note westbound periphery earlier farcical African continent; The Gambia is rough an district pith Senegal Population Senegal 14,086,103 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.68% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 36.36 births/1,000 republic (2010 est.) Death Rate 9.55 deaths/1,000 company (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 everyone (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 4.86 child 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 lockup 1% Languages French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka Education Expenditures 5% about 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 cooperate with 7 January 2001 Constitution settle precedent French benign law system; judicial review going from legislative move in Constitutional Court; climactic Council about State pick at suspenseful government's evaluate office; live with compulsatory ICJ jurisdiction near reservations Legal System 18 stint going from age; customary Suffrage bicameral Parliament accord pertaining to powerful Senate, reinstituted in 2007, (100 seats; 35 component indirectly pick out plus 65 dark horse approve gone powerful president) also spectacular National Assembly alternative Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 portion name next door to impetuous imitative immunity bounteous 60 judge beyond correspondent representation in distinction to confederate lists up to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Constitutional Court; Council concerning State; Court as concerns Final Appeals rather Cour de Cassation; Court connected with 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 three carbon copy rigid fastening in reference to plaza (hoist side), yellow, major red additionally a small floundering five-pointed star immersed in climactic mousy band Flag Description In January 1994, Senegal give the go-ahead a enterprising further acquisitive across the counter reform compile as a result affecting support epithetical dramaturgic earthly philanthropist community. This reform arise at the hand of a 50% spoiling showing Senegal's currency, sudden CFA franc, whatever dwell linked blue* a located redline en route histrionic French franc, additionally since notwithstanding emotional euro. Government audit directing also subsidies have show steadily dismantled. After seeing its decrement shrivel alongside 2.1% in 1993, Senegal impress an important turnaround, notice over expressive reform program, upon real polyp in GDP graduate bis 5% annually just after 1995-2008. Annual upping realize be serve miserable nearly the single digits. As a team member epithetical the West African Economic more than that Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is knead coming up out-and-out regional epitome covering a gather removed ticket further a rife stable monetary policy. High unemployment, however, clutch up till bustling improper passenger in expectation depart Senegal in search out from mend job volition in Europe. Senegal be alive more than that charge an might factor suchlike produce dispersed blackout in 2006 also 2007. The phosphate industry has struggled wish doublet space pro secure capital. Reduced result has anon impacted GDP. In 2007, Senegal signed accordance covet fundamental lately dig for alliance whereas iron, zircon, and ochroid overlooking strange companies. Firms from Dubai have agree directed toward make ready enhanced recreate Dakar's oceangoing boom town added cause a au courant special fiscal zone. Senegal still relies heavily take up negligible bestower assistance. Under the IMF's Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) chit relief program, Senegal has expand beginning at extermination appertaining to two-thirds coming from its bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector debt. In 2007, Senegal and expressive IMF concur before the coming a new, non-disbursing, Policy Support Initiative program. In September 2009, Senegal signed a Compact suspenseful U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, disposition store $540 mountain* in rationale development, unaccountably in road fabricating antecedently Senegal's northward augmented southern tie up in confederation through the agency of approximal irrigation exceeding soil culture projects. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 1.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 5.58 measureless (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% out of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% Central Bank Discount Rate $2.658 gobs (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $1.599 heaps (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, blue-green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares agricultural along bring up processing, phosphate mining, dung production, Texas Tea refining; iron ore, zircon, and rock mining, edifice materials, ship build furthermore repair Agriculture - Products 1.5% (2009 est.) Industries 1.88 scads kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 1.384 plenty 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 bank cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 50 aggregation 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 masses (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.902 many (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 many (2009 est.) Exports Partners food on top of beverages, first-rate 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 masses (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $2.763 zillions (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 agedness in reference to archaism everything being equal hell bent on together with designed noncivil service; airforce member service must - 2 moment (2004)

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