AREA ................................................
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196.190
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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10.852.147 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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55,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Dakar
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1713 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,347 (153th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Nepen Diakha 581 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence was achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.sn
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+221
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