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Republic of Senegal
Republique du Senegal
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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234,916 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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373,965 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: good system
domestic: above-average urban system; microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system international: 4 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001) |
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Radios:
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1.24 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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361,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sn |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 906 km
narrow gauge: 906 km 1.000-meter gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 14,576 km
paved: 4,271 km unpaved: 10,305 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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897 km
note: 785 km on the Senegal river, and 112 km on the Saloum river |
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Ports and harbors:
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Dakar, Kaolack, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Saint-Louis, Ziguinchor |
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Airports:
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20 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 9
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,404,838 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,256,973 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 116,688 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$68.6 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.4% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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separatist war in Casamance region results in refugees and cross-border raids, arms smuggling, other illegal activities, and political instability in Guinea-Bissau |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin moving to Europe and North America; illicit cultivator of cannabis |