Capital |
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Dakar |
Land Area |
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196,723 km2 |
Population |
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13,567,338 (2013 estimate) |
Official Language |
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French |
Currency |
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CFA Franc (XOF) |
Major Exports |
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Fish, chemicals, cotton, fabrics, groundnuts, and calcium phosphate |
Major Industries |
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Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials |
Head of State |
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President Macky Sall (since April 2012) |
Head of Government |
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Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne |
Official Site |
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Senegal
Gouvernement du Sénégal (French) |
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