| Population :
| 10,852,147 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 43,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 2 368 011.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 2 325 298.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 53,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 803 192.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 3 025 304.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 158 881.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 171 461.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 18 years .
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| Median age male :
| 17.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 18.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.52% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 35.72 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 10.74 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.93 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.93 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 60.25 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 52.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 56.56 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 54.94 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 58.23 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.84 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.8% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 44,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 3,500 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Senegalese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Senegalese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic) .
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| Languages :
| French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 40,20%.
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| Literacy male :
| 50%.
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| Literacy female :
| 30.7% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic under multiparty democratic rule .
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| Independence :
| 4 April 1960 (from France); complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960 .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 4 April (1960) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| In January 1994, Senegal undertook a bold and ambitious economic reform program with the support of the international donor community. This reform began with a 50% devaluation of Senegal's currency, the CFA franc, which was linked at a fixed rate to the F.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 54% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 70% .
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| Agriculture products :
| peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish .
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| Industries :
| agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials .
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| Exports commodities :
| fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton .
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| Exports partners :
| India 13%, France 12.2%, Mali 9.5%, Italy 8.5%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.4%, Spain 5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 4 April (1960) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 4 April (1960) .
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| Internet users :
| 225,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons.
Le lion a rugi.
Le dompteur de la brousse
D'un bond s'est élancé
Dissipant les ténèbres.
Soleil sur nos terreurs, soleil sur notre espoir.
Debout, frères, voici l'Afrique rassemblée
fibres de mon coeur vert.
Épaule contre épaule, mes plus que frères,
O Sénégalais, debout !
Unissons la mer et les sources, unissons la steppe et la forêt !
Salut Afrique mère, salut Afrique mère.
(Paroles de L. S. Senghor) .
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