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Senegal
Basic data — Senegal, Africa.
Data refreshed on 2026.09.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Vigilance
4.2 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.8
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Dakar
- Population
- 18,593,258 inh.
- Area
- 196,722 km²
- Currency
- XOF
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Government in office 2 members
Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports
Djirèye Clotilde Coly
Premier ministre du Sénégal
Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô
Parliament
Assemblée Nationale
165 seats
Inception 1960
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
37 G$
GDP / capita
1,955 $
Growth
6.7 %
Inflation
1.5 %
Unemployment
2.7 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
68.9 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.51/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
70/100
Corruption (CPI)
45/100
Press freedom (RSF)
64/100
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #9 Phosphate 2 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
6 Md$
Imports
13 Md$
Balance
-7 Md$
Top exports
- 18.0% Or 1.1 Md$
- 8.0% Pétrole raffiné 0.5 Md$
Top imports
- 22.0% Pétrole raffiné 3 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
-
GBR
32%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
60%
-
CHN
67%
-
IND
65%
Abstention: 25%
National anthem
Le Lion rouge
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