GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $14.7 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $25.4 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,900 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Dakar
Population (Estimated July 2012): 12,969,606
Area: 196,722km2 or 75,955mi2
Currency: CFA Franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Presidential and Parliamentary Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 94% of the population are Muslim, 5% are Christian and 1% have indigenous beliefs)
Highest Point: Sambaya (hill) at 395m or 1,296ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
Leaders: President Abdoulaye Wade with Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 4th of April 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Senegal (République du Sénégal (Republic of Senegal))
