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SENEGAL |
Ecobank Senegal
8 avenue Roume
P.O. box:BP 9095 DAKAR CD
Phone:(221) 33 849 20 00
Fax:(221) 33 823 47 07
Email:ecobanksn@ecobank.com
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Area : |
196.722 sq km |
| Population : |
12,521,851 (CIA July 2007 est.) |
| Capital : |
Dakar |
| Principal cities : |
Thiès, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis |
| Official language : |
French |
| Currency : |
CFA Franc (100 FCFA = 0.15 euro) |
| Independence Day: |
April 4 |
DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA:
| Demographic growth : |
2.645% (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy: |
56.69 years (CIA 2007 est.) |
| Literacy rate : |
38% (the World Bank, 2004) |
| Religion(s) : |
Islam (94%), Christianity (4%), Animism (2%) |
| Human development Index (2002) : |
156 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2006) |
ECONOMIC DATA:
| GDP : |
8.331 billion dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita : |
1,800 dollars (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Growth rate : |
2% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Rate of unemployment : |
40% |
| Rate of inflation : |
2% (CIA 2006 est.) |
| Net budgetary position : |
-6.3% of GDP in 2003 |
| Balance of payment: |
-1.224.2 million dollars in 2003 (The E.I.U., 2004) |
| Export partners : |
Mali 16.9%, India 13.1%, France 9.5%, Spain 6.1%, Italy 5.5%, Gambia, The 4.6% (CIA 2005) |
| Import partners : |
France 22.8%, Nigeria 11.4%, Brazil 4.5%, Thailand 4.3%, US 4.2%, UK 4% (CIA 2005) |
| Contribution of various sectors to GDP: |
Primary : 16.8% ; Secondary : 21.2% ; Tertiary : 62% (The World Bank, 2004) |
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