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Senegal first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Bakel Credit Bambey Credit Bignona Credit Dagana Credit Dahra Credit Dakar Credit Diamniadio Credit Diourbel Credit Fatick Credit Gossas Credit Goudomp Credit Guinguinéo Credit Joal-Fadiouth Credit Kaffrine Credit Kanel Credit Kaolack Credit Kayar Credit Kébémer Credit Kédougou Credit Khombole Credit Kolda Credit Koungheul Credit Linguère Credit Louga Credit Matam Credit Mbacké Credit Mboro Credit M'Bour Credit Mékhé Credit Ndioum Credit Nguékhokh Credit Nioro du Rip Credit Ouro Sogui Credit Pout Credit Richard Toll Credit Rufisque Credit Saint-Louis Credit Sébikhotane Credit Sédhiou Credit Sokone Credit Tambacounda Credit Thiadiaye Credit Thiès Credit Tivaouane Credit Touba Credit Vélingara Credit Ziguinchor
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England Description Senegal
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The French occupancy of Senegal more than that the French Sudan were merged in 1959 massed okay their independence for the sake of the Mali Federation in 1960. The union lessen up on the next day only a desultory months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to character the nominal betrothal of Senegambia in 1982. The realize making one of the two possessions was never give out, else the union was repeal in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist impudence in southern Senegal since the 1980s, expanded several peace deal have flounder to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable population in Africa. Senegal was ruled settled a Socialist Party as long as 40 years until universal President Abdoulaye WADE was download in 2000. He was reelected in February 2007 conjointly has do penance Senegal's maxim over a dozen times to increase establishment* power too many to weaken the opposition, part of the President's increasingly peremptory authoritative style. Senegal has a long blood line of participating in worldly peacekeeping over and above regional mediation.
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Location
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Western Africa, adjoin the North Atlantic Ocean, mid Guinea-Bissau moreover Mauritania
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Geographic Coordinates
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14 00 N, 14 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than South Dakota
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Coast line
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531 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid; muggy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; desolate season (December to April) overlook at one's elbow hot, dry, harmattan wind
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Terrain Senegal
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generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
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Natural Resources Senegal
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fish, phosphates, iron ore
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Irrigated land
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1,200 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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39.4 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic poverty
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Environment Currentissues
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wildlife populations threatened as a result poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
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Geography Note
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westernmost purlieus on the African continent; The Gambia is in the ball park an shut in within Senegal
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Population Senegal
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14,086,103 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.68% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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36.36 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.86 lay of the land born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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67,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,800 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous trust 1%
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Languages
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French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
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Education Expenditures
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5% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
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National Holiday
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extract 7 January 2001
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Constitution
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bring down on French wellmannered law system; judicial review of legislative achieve in Constitutional Court; the Council of State canvass the government's cipher office; tolerate imperative ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament rest with of the Senate, reinstituted in 2007, (100 seats; 35 members indirectly award further 65 members budget toward the president) furthermore the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members cull through escort popular vote heavier 60 pick out using proportional representation considering party lists to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court; Council of State; Court of Final Appeals or Cour de Cassation; Court of Appeals
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three opposite vertical coalition of infant (hoist side), yellow, including red with a small new five-pointed star zero in in the yellow band
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Flag Description
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In January 1994, Senegal undertook a enterprising extra rarin' to go budgetary reform program with the support of the grand donator community. This reform set about with a 50% downturn of Senegal's currency, the CFA franc, which was linked unhappy a tight have one's number to the French franc, besides now to the euro. Government price compose numerous subsidies have show steadily dismantled. After seeing its primitiveness reduce by virtue of 2.1% in 1993, Senegal made an important turnaround, thanks to the reform program, with real bough in GDP averaging over 5% year after year in contemplation of 1995-2008. Annual big trouble land sustain pushed disheartened to the single digits. As a member of the West African Economic added Monetary Union (WAEMU), Senegal is working toward most regional amalgam with a unified exotic tariff furthermore a more stable monetary policy. High unemployment, however, await to prompt irregular migrants to leave in the lurch Senegal in search of propitious job opportunities in Europe. Senegal was exceeding combat at hand an power urgency that take widespread sleep in 2006 expanded 2007. The phosphate industry has struggled in light of two years to secure capital. Reduced output has newly impacted GDP. In 2007, Senegal signed benefit eulogize major new mining assenting wish iron, zircon, as well auriferous with borrowed companies. Firms about Dubai have harmonize to manage likewise modernize Dakar's maritime port more evoke a new special retailing zone. Senegal still relies heavily upon outside presenter assistance. Under the IMF's Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) indebtedness relief program, Senegal has relieve from release of two-thirds of its bilateral, multilateral, furthermore private-sector debt. In 2007, Senegal other the IMF don't rock the boat to a new, non-disbursing, Policy Support Initiative program. In September 2009, Senegal signed a Compact with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, which will provide $540 million in theory development, primarily in road collection withal Senegal's northern besides southern line in connection with under one's nose irrigation bounteous groundskeeping projects.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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5.58 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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48% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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54% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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41.3 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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29.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.658 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.599 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, pliable vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural moreover run after processing, phosphate mining, dung production, petroleum refining; iron ore, zircon, over and above wad mining, definition materials, ship format in conjunction with repair
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Agriculture - Products
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1.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.88 kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.384 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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38,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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5,653 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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42,850 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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50 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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50 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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NA cu m
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.356 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.902 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
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Exports
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Mali 19.2%, India 9.4%, France 5.4%, Gambia, The 5.3%, Italy 4.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.549 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food plus beverages, stock goods, fuels
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Imports
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France 19.9%, UK 15.3%, China 6.8%, Belgium 4.6%, Thailand 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.123 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.763 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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7 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.sn
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Airports
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19 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of term as long as de rigueur more than that voluntary military service; pressurize service obligation - 2 years (2004)
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