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Senegal

IEDRO African Program Manager, Martin Munkhondya, traveled to Senegal May 30 – June 5 (2010) to re-start the Senegal data rescue and digitization program. He observed the status of their efforts and explained new procedures, including inventorying, sorting, and boxing all the paper data. Additionally, Martin provided the National Meteorological Service with a new computer, digital cameras, and much needed training. Here are a few photos from the project site.

Population: 12,853,259

Capital: Dakar

Ethnic groups: Wolof, Pular, Serer, Jola, Mandinka, Soninke, European and Lebanese, other

Language: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

Religion: Muslim, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs

Median age: 18.8 years

Life expectancy: 57.08 years

GDP per capita: $1,800/year

Industries: Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, iron ore, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair

Refugees: 19,630 Mauritania

Economy: Senegal relies heavily upon outside donor assistance. Under the IMF's Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief program, Senegal has benefited from eradication of two-thirds of its bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector debt. In 2007, Senegal and the IMF agreed to a new, non-disbursing, Policy Support Initiative program.

Reference: CIA World Factbook: Senegal