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Also Known As République du Sénégal • Republic of Senegal
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Ousmane Sonko2
Capital Dakar
Population (2025 est.) 19,179,000
Head Of State President: Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Form Of Government multiparty republic with one1 legislative house (National Assembly [165])
Official Language French
Official Religion none
Official Name République du Sénégal (Republic of Senegal)
Total Area (Sq Km) 196,712
Total Area (Sq Mi) 75,951
Monetary Unit CFA franc (CFAF)
Population Rank (2025) 68
Population Projection 2030 19,909,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 252.5
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 97.5
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 47.6% • Rural: (2022) 52.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 67.7 years • Female: (2023) 70 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2022) 69% • Female: (2022) 47%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 29,532
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 1,630
1A second legislative house, the Senate, was created in 1999, abolished in 2001, reinstated in 2007, and abolished again in September 2012.2Post of prime minister was abolished in May 2019. The National Assembly voted in December 2021 to reinstate the position, but it was not filled until September 2022.

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Louis Faidherbe
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