Senegal - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 14 44 N, 17 38 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the Atlantic coast trading settlement of Ndakaaru came to be called "Dakar" by French colonialists
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Senegal
dual citizenship recognized: no, but Senegalese citizens do not automatically lose their citizenship if they acquire citizenship in another state
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years
land: 192,530 sq km
water: 4,192 sq km
arable land: 17.4% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.3% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 29.1% (2018 est.)
forest: 43.8% (2018 est.)
other: 9.4% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 55.46% (male 4,925,324/female 5,271,627)
65 years and over: 3.34% (2023 est.) (male 266,485/female 348,225)
male: 68.5 years
female: 72.1 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.8 years
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
rate of urbanization: 3.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
male: 8 years
female: 10 years (2021)
3.62% (2020 est.)
2.86% (2019 est.)
47.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
1.76% (2019 est.)
0.46% (2018 est.)
$4.593 billion (2017 est.)
$7.499 billion (2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 58% (2021 est.)
narrow gauge: 906 km (2017) 1.000-m gauge
paved: 6,126 km (2017) (includes 241 km of expressways)
unpaved: 10,539 km (2017)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 118 (2021 est.)
Senegal-Guinea-Bissau: rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance find refuge in Guinea-Bissau