CITE PRINT EMAIL in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Almanacs Atlas Encyclopedia ... Father's Day Infoplease Tools Conversion Tool Perpetual Calendar Year by Year ... Site Map Career Center Also from Infoplease Search Infoplease Info search tips Search Biographies Bio search tips World Countries Senegal Infoplease Atlas: Senegal Republic of Senegal National name: President: Abdoulaye Wade (2000) Prime Minister: Macky Sall (2004) Area: 75,749 sq mi (196,190 sq km) Population (2004 est.): 10,852,147 (growth rate: 2.5%); birth rate: 35.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 56.5/1000; life expectancy: 56.6; density per sq mi: 143 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Dakar, 2,476,400 Monetary unit: CFA Franc Languages: French (official); Wolof, Serer, other ethnic dialects Ethnicity/race: Wolof 36%, Fulani 17%, Serer 17%, Toucouleur 9%, Diola 9%, Mandingo 9%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 2% Religions: Islam 94%, Christian 5%, indigenous 1% Literacy rate: 40% (2003 est.) | |
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