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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Form of government: Elected President (7 yrs), National Assembly (5 yrs)
- Population: 10,051,930 (38% urban)
- Total area: 196,190 sq. km
- Languages: French (official)
- Religions: Sunni Muslim (91%)
- Per capita GDP: $1,600 p.a. (1998)
- Exports: $925m; fish, chemicals, groundnuts, phosphates
- Literacy: 33.1% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 57.8 years (60.8f, 55m)
Sources
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Senegal
- [U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Senegal
- [Atlapedia Online] country data - Senegal
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Senegal - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- [Index on Africa] country page - Senegal
- [Nation by Nation] country data - Senegal - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- [World Skip] country data - Senegal
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- Senegal Online - tourism, economy, history, and culture
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Republique du Senegal
- Governments on the WWW - Senegal - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, etc
- Ministries:
- Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Ministry of the Economy and Finance)
- Ministère de la Justice (Ministry of Justice)
- Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale (Ministry of National Education)
- Ministère de l'Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior)
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage (Ministry of Agriculture)
- Ministère des Mines, de l'Artisanat et de l'industrie (Ministry of Mines, Arts and Industry)
- Ministère de la Jeunesse
- Agencies:
- Service civique national (National Civil Service)
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Environmental Development Action (ENDA) in the third world
- European Union Development Programme - Senegal
- Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) (Dakar) - international association of autonomous entities
which collaborates with grassroots groups in search of alternative development models on the basis of the experience,
expectations and objectives of marginalised peoples
- Hunger Project-Senegal (Dakar) - committed to the sustainable end of hunger throughout the nation using The Hunger Project's
methodology of Strategic Planning-in-Action, which works to empower local people to create their own vision of a future free from
hunger, and carry out catalytic projects to achieve that future
- Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens (SenATTAC) (Comité sénégalais d'Action pour une
Taxation des Transactions financières d'Aide aux Citoyens)
- Synergy Gender and Development (SYNFEV) (Dakar) - aims at the dynamisation of woman and gender components within the
activities of ENDA Third World, in partnership with associations, groups and networks active in the same fields, through
networking
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Senegal
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Comité des données pour la science et la technologie (CODATA) (Committee of Benefactors to Science and Technology)
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- Air Afrique - servicing Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Congo, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Niger, Chad,
and Mauritania
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Essential data:
- [CIA World Factbook] country data - Senegal
- Social development:
- [World Bank] country brief - Senegal
- [UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Senegal
- [IRINnews.org] news archive - Senegal - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- [Africa Confidential] news articles on Senegal - Africa Confidential magazine
- [Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Senegal
- [U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Senegal
- Human rights:
- [Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Senegal
- [International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Senegal] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - Senegal - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices,
law courts, embassies, etc
- [Political Resources] - Senegal
- [CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Senegal
- [World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Senegal - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency
International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- [Electionworld.org] election results in Senegal
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Quotidien Le Soleil
- Wal Fadjri
- Sud Online
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
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