Senegal
Country statistics
Land area: 74,131 sq miles (191,999 sq km)
Total area: 75,749 sq miles (196,190 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 14,086,103 (growth rate: 2.7%); birth rate: 36.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 57.7/1000; life expectancy: 59.4; density per sq miles: 169
Capital City: Dakar
Monetary unit: CFA Franc
Languages: French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Ethnicity/race: Wolof 43.3%, Fulani 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Diola 3.7%, Mandingo 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
Religions: Islam 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous 1%
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