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SENEGAL |
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| CONTACTS |
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| Manager |
khady
SY |
Email
: nksy@brvm.org |
| Adress |
S/C
Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de DAKAR
BP 22500 Dakar Ponty
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| Telephone |
(221)
821 15 18 |
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| Fax |
(221)
821 15 06 |
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DESCRIPTION
| Head
of State |
Adboulaye WADE
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| 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 |
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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)
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| 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
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221 |
| Usefull
Adresses |
Dakar
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BP 118 Tel.: 823.71.89 |
| Locale
time |
U. T. |
MACROECONOMIC
INDICATORS
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(*)
estimate Source: BCEAO Economic Indicators
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1997 |
1998 |
1999* |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| TOTAL
POPULATION ( millions of inhabitants ) |
8.58
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8.8 |
9.03 |
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| GROSS
DOMESTIC PRODUCT (billions of CFA francs) |
2524.3
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2727.5 |
2958.2
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3380,0
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3472,7 |
3725,4 |
4023,7 |
4364,3 |
CURRENT
GROWTH RATE
|
5.0%
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5.7% |
6.4% |
5,6%
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1,1%
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6,5%
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6,0% |
6,4% |
INFLATION
RATE
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1.6%
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1.2% |
NC |
3,0% |
2,3% |
0,0% |
-0,5% |
<3 |
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DOMESTIC
SAVINGS (billions of CFA francs)
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331.6
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379.5 |
470.2
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| DOMESTIC
SAVINGS RATE |
13.1%
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13.9% |
15.9% |
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INVESTMENT
(billions of CFA francs)
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477.1
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545.5 |
612.3 |
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INVESTMENT
RATE
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18.9%
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20.0% |
20.7% |
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REVENUE
PER IN HABITANT (CFA francs)
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282,900 |
297,900 |
314,900 |
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