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Communications of Senegal

Telephones - main lines in use:282,600 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:2.983 million (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: good system
domestic: above-average urban system; microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system
international: country code - 221; 4 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios:1.24 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:1 (1997)
Televisions:361,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.sn
Internet hosts:412 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2002)
Internet users:540,000 (2005)

Senegal Quickstats

  • Population: 12,521,851 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 196,190 sq km
  • Density: 59 /km² (137th)
  • GDP (total): $20.504 billion (109th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,759 (149th)
  • Literacy: 39.3%

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  • Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +221

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