STATISTICS: SENEGAL

Senegal Official name: Rpublique du Sngal (Republic of Senegal). Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Dakar. Official language: French. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 560.38; 1 = CFAF 954.05. Demography Population (1998): 9,723,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 128.0, persons per sq km 49.4. Urban-rural (1995): urban 42.3%; rural 57.7%. Sex distribution (1996): male 50.05%; female 49.95%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 44.6%; 15-29, 26.9%; 30-44, 15.5%; 45-59, 8.3%; 60-74, 3.9%; 75 and over, 0.8%. Population projection: (2000) 10,390,000; (2010) 14,362,000. Doubling time: 21 years. Ethnic composition (1988): Wolof 48.1%; Serer 12.6%; Peul (Fulani) and Tukulor 21.7%; Diola 5.0%; Malinke (Mandingo) 3.7%; other 8.9%. Religious affiliation (1988): Sunni Muslim 92.0%; traditional beliefs and other 6.0%; Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 2.0%. Major cities (1994): Dakar 785,071 (urban agglomeration 1,869,323{1}); This 216,381; Kaolack 193,115; Ziguinchor 161,680; Rufisque 138,837{2}; Saint-Louis 132,444. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 45.5 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 11.8 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 33.7 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 6.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population: n.a{3}. Divorce rate per 1,000 population: n.a. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 53.7 years; female 59.3 years. Major causes of death (percentage of officially confirmed deaths from infectious diseases only; 1988): malaria 44.8%; tetanus 17.8%; meningitis 15.3%; tuberculosis of respiratory system 10.4%. National economy Budget (1996). Revenue: CFAF 452,600,000,000 (tax revenue 80.7%, grants 11.1%, nontax revenue 8.2%). Expenditures: CFAF 452,000,000,000 (current expenditures 71.8%, development expenditure 28.2%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): sugarcane 883,000, peanuts (groundnuts) 816,000, millet 650,000, paddy rice 160,000, sorghum 125,000, corn (maize) 110,000, oil palm fruit 70,000, cassava 56,000, seed cotton 37,000; livestock (number of live animals) 4,800,000 sheep, 3,250,000 goats, 2,900,000 cattle, 502,000 horses; roundwood (1995) 5,220,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 261,000. Mining and quarrying (1996): phosphate 1,376,000; salt (1994) 87,600. Manufacturing (1993): cement (1994) 590,000; phosphoric acid (1996) 258,000; fertilizers 147,900; wheat flour (1995) 110,000; sugar 46,100; soap 35,700; canned fish 22,476; cigarettes (1992) 3,350,000,000 units; plastic footwear 507,500 pairs. Construction (authorized; 1993){4}: residential 357,000 sq m; nonresidential 235,000 sq m. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 769,000,000 (408,000,000); coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) none (6,392,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 856,000,000 (903,000,000); natural gas, none (none). Population economically active (1988): total 2,347,556; activity rate of total population 34.0% (participation rates: ages 15-60, 53.1%; female 25.6%; unemployed 24.4%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1991) 8.7; average annual income per household: n.a.; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (early 1980s): food 49%, clothing and footwear 11%, housing 7%, education 6%. Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$3,891,000,000. Gross national product (at current market prices; 1996): U.S.$18,206,000,000 (U.S.$3,410 per capita). Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$130,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$75,000,000. Land use (1994): forested 39.5%; meadows and pastures 29.6%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 12.2%; other 18.7%. Foreign trade{5} Imports (1995): U.S.$1,344,000,000 (agricultural products 34.5%, of which rice 7.1%, fixed vegetable oils 5.2%; capital goods 15.0%{6}; refined petroleum 11.0%{7}). Major import sources: France 37.8%; Cameroon 7.9%; Nigeria 6.9%; Italy 5.4%; Thailand 4.6%. Exports (1995): U.S.$680,000,000 ({7}fish and crustaceans 28.0%; chemical products 12.0%; peanut [groundnut] oil 11.0%; phosphates 3.0%). Major export destinations{7}: France 30.0%; Italy 13.0%; Mali 7.0%; Spain 5.0%; India 4.0%. Transport Transport. Railroads: (1995) route length 562 mi, 904 km; (1993) passenger-mi 128,000,000, passenger-km 206,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 476,000,000, metric ton-km cargo 695,000,000. Roads (1995): total length 9,060 mi, 14,580 km (paved 29%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 80,600, trucks and buses 32,410. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 183; total deadweight tonnage 27,473. Air transport (1996){6}: passenger-mi 139,644,000, passenger-km 224,736,000; short ton-mi cargo 11,247,000, metric ton-km cargo 16,420,000; airports (1996) with scheduled flights 7. Education and health Educational attainment (1988). Percentage of population age 6-34 having; no formal schooling 62.6%; primary education 25.7%; secondary 8.4%; higher 0.8%; other 2.5%. Literacy (1995): percentage of total population age 15 and over literate 1,523,000 (33.1%); males literate 985,000 (43.0%); females literate 538,000 (23.2%). Health (1992); physicians 520 (1 per 14,825 persons); hospital beds 7,408 (1 per 1,041 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1996): 64.0. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,416 (vegetable products 91%, animal products 9%); 102% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 13,400{8} (army 89.9%, navy 5.2%, air force 4.9%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.6% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$9. {1} Urbanized area of Pikine (1994 population estimate 855,287) is within Dakar urban agglomeration. {2} Within Dakar urban agglomeration. {3} In 1996 about half of all women lived in polygymous unions. {4} Capital region only. {5} Imports f.o.b.; exports c.i.f. {6} Represents 1/11 of total international scheduled traffic of Air Afrique (government-supported airline of 11 West African countries). {7} Estimated figure(s). {8} Excludes 1,500 French troops.