SENEGAL  
CONTACTS    
Manager khady SY Email : nksy@brvm.org
Adress S/C Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de DAKAR
BP 22500 Dakar Ponty
Telephone (221) 821 15 18
Fax (221) 821 15 06

DESCRIPTION

Head of State

Adboulaye WADE

Area 196 192 Km2
Population 9 900 000 inhabitants
Key cities Dakar (Capital), Thiès, Kaolack, Saint-Louis rusfisque.
Key industries peanuts, rice, paddy rice, corn, millet, phosphorus, salt, fertilizer, livestock, sugar cane
Communications Telephone, fax and telex - Road network: 14,000 km
Railways 1200 Km
Main Port Air Sénégal
Airport Dakar
DAKAR Yoff Airport, 18 km from the city - Saint-Louis, Zinguinchor, Tambacounda
Vaccinations Yellow Fever (mandatory)
Visa Visa and passport required for all foreign nationals, except those from certain European (Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Greece) and African countries
Business hours

Public services 8 a.m. - 12 noon and 2:30/3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

Business: 8 a.m. - 12 noon and 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Monday to Friday)/ 8 a.m. - 12 noon (Saturday)
Banks: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Area code
221
Usefull Adresses Dakar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BP 118 Tel.: 823.71.89
Locale time U. T.

 

MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

(*) estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators

1997 1998 1999* 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
TOTAL POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) 8.58
8.8 9.03          
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs)

2524.3

2727.5

2958.2

3380,0
3472,7 3725,4 4023,7 4364,3
CURRENT GROWTH RATE
5.0%
5.7% 6.4% 5,6% 1,1% 6,5% 6,0% 6,4%
INFLATION RATE
1.6%
1.2% NC 3,0% 2,3% 0,0% -0,5% <3

DOMESTIC SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)

331.6
379.5

470.2

         
DOMESTIC SAVINGS RATE 13.1%
13.9% 15.9%          
INVESTMENT (billions of CFA francs)

477.1
545.5 612.3          

INVESTMENT RATE

18.9%
20.0% 20.7%          
REVENUE PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)

282,900 297,900 314,900