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Motto: "One People, One Goal, One Faith"
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Anthem: Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons
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Capital
(and largest city)
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Dakar
14°40′N,
17°25′W
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Official languages
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French
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Recognised regional languages
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Wolof (spoken by 94 percent)
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Demonym
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Senegalese
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Government
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Semi-presidential republic
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President
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Abdoulaye Wade
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Prime Minister
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Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré
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Independence
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from France
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20 August 1960
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Area
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Total
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196,723 km² (87th)
76,000 sq mi
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Water (%)
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2.1
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Population
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2005 estimate
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11,658,000 (72nd)
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Density
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59/km² (137th)
153/sq mi
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GDP (PPP)
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2005 estimate
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Total
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$20.504 billion (109th)
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Per capita
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$1,759 (149th)
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Gini (1995)
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41.3 (medium)
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HDI (2007)
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▲ 0.499 (low) (156th)
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Currency
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CFA franc (XOF)
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Time zone
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UTC
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Internet TLD
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.sn
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Calling code
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+221
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