Senegal Facts and Figures.

Senegal Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Senegal Dakar 196,722 sq km 75,955 sq mi PEOPLE Population 12,853,259 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.58 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 18,717,375 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 27,519,852 (2050 estimate) Population density 67 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 173 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 51 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 49 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Dakar 2,167,000 (2003 estimate) Thiès 228,017 (1996 estimate) Kaolack 199,023 (1996 estimate) Ziguinchor 180,555 (1996 estimate) Saint-Louis 132,425 (1996 estimate) Ethnic groups Wolof 44 percent Fulani, Tukulor 24 percent S erer 15 percent Diola 5 percent Mandinka 4 percent O ther 8 percent Languages French (official), Wolof, Serer, Diola, Mandinka, other indigenous languages Religious affiliations Muslim 87 percent Indigenous beliefs 6 percent Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 5 percent O ther 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 57.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 58.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 55.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 59 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 17,406 people (2004) 2,500 people (1998) Literacy rate Total 42.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 32.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 51.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 3.7 percent (2002-2003) 6 years (2002-2003) 49 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Multiparty republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 7 January 2001 13,620 (2004) 1.4 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $9.2 billion (2006) $760.90 (2006) 15.9 percent (2006) I ndustry 23 percent (2006) Services 61.1 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 4,774,636 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 77 percent (1990) I ndustry 8 percent (1990) Services 16 percent (1990) Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $710 million (2001) Total expenditure $821 million (2001) Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports France, India, Greece, Mali, and Italy Major trade partners for imports France, Nigeria, Thailand, Germany, and Spain ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 141 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 23 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 37 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.65 (2003) 5 (1996) 14 (1999) 29 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.