Area: 196.722 sq km
Capital: Dakar
Principal cities: Thiès, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis
Official language: French
Independence day: April 4
Population: 13, 711, 597(CIA July 2010 est.)
Demographic growth: 2.709% (CIA 2010 est.)
Life expectancy: 56 years (CIA 2010 est.)
Literacy rate: 38% (the World Bank, 2004)
Religion(s): Islam (94%), Christianity (5%), Indigeneous beliefs(1%)
Human development index: 156 out of 177 countries (UNDP 2006)
Currency: CFA Franc
GDP: 12,74 billion dollars (CIA 2010 est.)
GDP per capital: 1,600 dollars (CIA 2009 est.)
Growth rate: 2% (CIA 2006 est.)
Rate of unemployment: 48% (CIA 2007 est.)
Rate of inflation: -1% (CIA 2009 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 20%, India 9.84%, TheGambia 5.58%, France 5.02%, Italy 4.23% (CIA 2009)
Import partners: France 19.58%, UK 9.64%, China 8.08%, Netherlands 5.64%, Thailand 4.75%, US 9.7%, (CIA 2009)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Primary: 16.8% ; Secondary: 21.2% ; Tertiary: 62% (The World Bank, 2004)