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USEFUL BUSINESS INFORMATION ON SENEGAL
1. Country Brief:
A. Introduction - The capital of Senegal, Dakar, is the westernmost point in Africa. The country, slightly smaller than South Dakota, surrounds Gambia on three sides and is bordered on the north by Mauritania, on the east by Mali, and on the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
Senegal is mainly a low-lying country, with a semidesert area in the north and northeast and forests in the southwest. The largest rivers include the Senegal in the north and the Casamance in the southern tropical climate region.
B. Climate - The local climate is tropical with well-defined dry and humid seasons that result from northeast winter winds and southwest summer winds. Dakar's annual rainfall of about 600mm (24 in) occurs between June and October when maximum temperatures average 27°C (80.6°F); December to February minimum temperatures are about 17°C (62.6°F). Interior temperatures are higher than along the coast, and rainfall increases substantially farther south, exceeding 1.5m (59.1 in) annually in some areas.
C. Geographical Area - Land area: 74,131 sq mi (191,999 sq km); total area: 756,985 sq mi (1,960,582 sq km).
D. Language - French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka.
E. Currency With Exchange Rate - Africaine Francs BCEAO
1 XOF = 0.00209564 USD
F. Population - 11,987,121 (2006 est.).
G. Major Cities - Dakar, Touba, Rufisque, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Diourbel, Louga, Tambacounda, Richard Toll, Kolda.
2. Transportation:
A. Railway - total: 906 km (2002).
B. Road - total: 14,576 km; paved: 4,271 km; unpaved: 10,305 km (2000).
C. Airports - 20 (2002).
D. Waterways - 897 km total; 785 km on the Senegal river, and 112 km on the Saloum river.
E. Sea ports - Dakar, Kaolack, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Saint-Louis, Ziguinchor.
3. Economy:
A. Major Manufacturing -
B. Major Export - $1.526 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton.
C. Import - $2.405 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): foods and beverages, capital goods, fuels.
D. Major Industry - agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials, ship construction and repair.
E. Trade balance -
4. Trade Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Trade shows and Exhibitions in Senegal:
Major Trade Associations
Chambers of Commerce
Czech Republic - Equatorial Guinea - Gabon - Senegal - Guinea
Staromėstské námėstí 15,
110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
Phone: (+420) 224 237 118
Fax: (+420) 224 228 690
E-mail: crgchamber@volny.cz
Web: www.pragueinvest.com
Major Trade Shows
5. Useful links:
Senegal Importers, Dealers of Japanese Used Cars, Construction Machinery & Auto Parts | 
