GDP (gross domestic product): $21.02 billion (2007 est.)
Number of people of working age: 52% of population
Unemployment rate: 48%
Poverty line: $.63/day
Percentage living below poverty line: 54 %
Average family income: $240/month
Percentage of workforce in:
Agriculture: 77%
Manufacturing: 8%
White collar: estimated 5000 white-collar jobs in call-centers
Service/tourist: 16%
Main industries: food processing, mining, cement, artificial fertilizer, chemicals, textiles, refining imported petroleum, and tourism
Main imports: mineral fuels & oils, cereals, machinery, and vehicles
Main exports: fish, chemicals, cotton, fabrics, groundnuts, and calcium phosphate
Currency: CFA Franc (XOF)
Exchange rate: 1 US Dollar = 529.438 CFA or 1 CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF) = 0.001889 US Dollar (USD)
Prevalence of modern communication devices:
Television: 36% in Dakar
Cell phones: 27%
Internet users: 5.4 %
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