Senegal has a developing economy driven by mining, construction, tourism, fishing and agriculture, which are the main sources of employment in rural areas. Natural resources include iron, zircon, gold
Dakar, Senegal's place de l'Indépendance: a center of government, banking and trade. In the background is the commercial port and the tourist area, Gorée island.
The headquarters of the Central Bank of West African States in Dakar.
A jet of the national airline, Air Senegal International.
A sugar processing plant of the Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise at Richard Toll.
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.
Economy of Senegal
…variations in rainfall and climate, and fluctuations in world commodity prices. It is a member of the World Trade Organization. The capital of Senegal, Dakar, was the former capital of all of French West Africa. As a result, it remains the home to major banks and other institutions which serve all of…
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A public water well, 1899