Senegal:
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Population	12,521,851 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 42% (male 2,656,122/female 2,608,423) 15-64 years: 55% (male 3,426,504/female 3,454,372) 65 years and over: 3% (male 176,877/female 199,553) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 18.7 years male: 18.5 years female: 18.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.645% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	37.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	10.96 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.018 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.992 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.886 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 60.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 64.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 56.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 56.69 years male: 55.34 years female: 58.09 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	5 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.8% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	44,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	3,500 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007)
Nationality	noun: Senegalese (singular and plural) adjective: Senegalese
Ethnic groups	Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
Religions	Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1%
Languages	French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 39.3% male: 51.1% female: 29.2% (2002 est.)