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PRESENTATION OFFICIAL NAME : REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL GEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATION : Senegal is situated in the west of the African
continent; the river Senegal separates it from Mauritania in the
north, from Mali in the east and from Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in
the south. It is limited on the west by the Atlantic Ocean along a 330 mile
long coastal front. A 28 mile wide enclave (the small state of Gambia)
cuts the southern half and isolates the southern province of Casamanca
from the rest ot the Senegalese territory. AREA : 75 726 sq miles CLIMATE : The climate is divided in 4 zones :
CAPITAL : DAKAR POPULATION : 9.2 million inhabitants (1999) LANGUAGES - ETHNICAL GROUPS - RELIGIONS : Ethnical groups :
Wolof, Fulani, Serer, Toucouleur, diola…
HEALTH - EDUCATION : POLITICAL DATA : President of the Republic : Mr. Abdoulaye WADE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : The Republic of Senegal is a member of several regional and international organizations, among which : ZONE FRANC, ASECNA, MAISON DE L'AFRIQUE, OHADA, ONU, UEMOA, OUA, CEDEAO… FINANCIAL BACKERS : BAD, BOAD, FMI, WORLD BANK, AFD, …
ECONOMY AND FINANCE : CURRENCY : Franc CFA (1 € = 655.96 FCFA)
LIVE-STOCK : Makes up some 30% of the primary sector. One numbers 2 829 000 beef, 7 350 000 sheep and goats, 16 656 000 poultry, 177 000 hogs. FISHING : It is mainly maritime, Senegalese fishing
employs 15% of the population. Manual fishing, by far the most important,
employs some 150,000 individuals and produces up to 18% of all catches.
Industrial fishing, mainly coastal, comprises trawlers and sardine-boats. THE MINES : The mining potential lies in phosphates, whose production accounts for 1,5% of world production and 3% of world exports. Diamond, copper , gold, iron, marble, ... reserves diversify the country's mining potential.
Food processing industries
(oil-mills, sugar, fish products, flour-mills, beverages, ...) dominate this
sector. Followed by extraction industries, the textile channel and chemical
industries. Mechanics, cardboard paper, timber, construction material and
energy industries are to be mentionned. FOOD PROCESSING : makes up 43% of the production index.
The ROAD NETWORK : Senegal owns a 8,700 mile long road
network of which 2,485 miles are tarred, and 2,485 miles simply
reinforced.
The RAILROAD is 761 miles long, including the DAKAR/BAMAKO line. HARBOURS : One numbers 4 harbours : DAKAR (second West African harbour), ST LOUIS, KAOLACK, ZIGUINCHOR. AIR TRANSPORT : Air lines in Senegal have developped
through numerous agreements signed with European, American, Arab and Asian
countries. The airport Léopold Sédar SENGHOR
enjoys full infrastructures enabling it for all types of airplanes. The BANKING SECTOR : The banks in activity are : BICIS - BIS - CBAO - BST - CITYBANK - SGBS - CLS - CNCA - BHS… PRIVATIZATIONS - TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INSURANCE - COMMERCE - TOURISM - HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION - ADDRESS BOOK...
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MAIN CITIES : 
PRIMARY SECTOR
AGRICULTURE : It makes up on average
only 10% of the GDP, but feeds 60% of the population. It remains very dependent
on climatic hazards. Main productions : corn, millet, sorghum, beans, niébé,
riz paddy, manioc, water-melons, peanuts, cotton seed.
