Click to see country in continent: Senegal
Capital: Dakar Population: 11mln Surface: 196,190 sq km Languages:
Arabic, French, Wolof, Fulani, Jola, Mandinka
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Senegal is the final destination of the Paris - Dakar Rally that takes place every year around New Year
Exact population: 11,987,121 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 40.2%; male: 50%; female: 30.7% Ethnicities: Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% Land boundaries: Total: 2,640 km; border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau 338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km Terrain: Generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m Imports: France 24.8%, Nigeria 11.9%, Thailand 6.1% (2004) Exports: India 14.4%, Mali 13.1%, France 9.8%, Italy 7.3%, Spain 6.6%, Guinea-Bissau 5.6%, Gambia, The 4.8% (2004) Industries: Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair
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