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senegal : vital stats
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geography |
: Land Mass : 196,722 sq.km. (314,755 sq. mi) Mainland Africa’s most westerly state — arid and with few natural resources. : Population : (2000): 9,481,161 +2.62 xx% AGR : Capital : Dakar pop. 2,350,000. |
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peoples |
: Literacy : 33% : Official Language : French. Language of wider communication: Wolof; spoken as first language by 44% of population. : Total Languages : 39 : Languages with Scriptures : 3 - Bible; 3 - New Testament; 6 - portions; 19 - work in progress |
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economy |
Subsistence agricultural economy. Public Debt 65% of GNP go to Human Development Index. | ||||||||||||||||||||
politics |
Independent from France in 1960. | ||||||||||||||||||||
religion |
A secular state with freedom of religion despite the large Muslim majority. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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