Senegal People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 6,980.000 (July 1986), average

annua) growth rate 3.3%

Nationality: noun—Senegalese (sing, and pl.); adjective—Senegalese

Ethnic divisions: 36% Wolof, 17% Fuiani, 17% Serer, 9% Toucouleur, 9% Diola, 9% Mandingo, 1% European and Lebanese

Religion: 92% Muslim, 6% indigenous beliefs, 2% Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)

Language· French (official); Wolof, Pulaar Diola, Mandingo

Infant mortality: 140/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 45.5

Literacy: 10%

Labor force: 2,509 000,77% subsistence agricultural workers; 175,000 wage earners— 40% private sector, 60% government and parapubhc

Organized labor: majority of wage-labor force represented by unions; however, dues-paying membership very limited; major confederation is National Confederation of Senegalese Labor (CNTS), an affiliate of governing party

NOTE: The information regarding Senegal on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Senegal 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Senegal 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.