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Country Commercial Guides for
FY 2000: Senegal

Report prepared by U.S. Embassy Dakar, released July 1999    Note*

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CHAPTER X. ECONOMIC AND TRADE STATISTICS 

Appendix A: Country Data


			CY98		CY99 		CY00 
					(E)		(P)
Populations (millions) 	8.5		8.7		8.9
Population Growth (%) 	3.0          	2.3		2.3

Religion
   -Muslim	   	94%
   -Christian	   	5%
   -Animists	   	1%
Government System	Presidential
Languages		French, Wolof, Poular, Serer, Diola, Mandingo
Work Week		Monday through Friday



Appendix B: Domestic Economy

				CY98		CY99		CY00
						(E)		(P)
GDP (USD billion)		4.2		4.6		4.8
GDP Growth rate (%)		5.2		5.0		6.0
Government Spending as 		12.0		13.0		13.0
percent of GDP (%)
Inflation			1.2		2.0		2.0
Unemployment			45.2		46.0		48.0
Foreign Exchange Reserves	N/A		N/A		N/A
Average Exchange rate for 	550		600		650
USD 1
Debt Service Ratio   		10.6		9.0		9.8
(after debt relief)
U.S. Economic/Military 		27.0		27.0		27.0
Assistance (USD million)



Appendix C: Trade (USD Millions)

				CY98		CY99		CY00
						(E)		(P)
Exports (FOB)			1500.0		1490.0		1600.0
Imports (FOB)			1870.0		1850.0		1900.0
U.S. Exports (FAS) (CY)		59.2		63.4		68.0
U.S. IMPORTS (CIF)(CY)		5.0		9.2		10.0
U.S. share (%)			5.2		6.2		6.2

Notes: Exchange rate -- USD 1= FCFA 600 (1998) 650 (1999) 680 (2000)
(CY)=Calendar Year, (E)=Estimate;
(P)=Projected, N/A= Not Available.
Sources: Government of Senegal/Ministry of Finance, IMF, Embassy Estimates, and USAID/Senegal.

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