SENEGAL SENEGAL REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 20 1960 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MARCH 3 1963 POPULATION 10051930 1999 EST AREA 75951 SQ MI CAPITAL DAKAR FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING FISHING LIGHT MANUFACTURING MINING AGRICULTURE PEANUTS MILLET RICE SORGHUM NATURAL RESOURCES FISH PHOSPHATE IRON CURRENCY COMMUNAUTE FINANCIERE AFRICAINE CFA FRANC GDP 15.6 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1600 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL WOLOF PULAAR DIOLA MANDINGO RELIGIONS ISLAM INDIGENOUS BELIEFS CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE 33 LIFE EXPECTANCY 55 YEARS MALE 61 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 44 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 11 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
