Politics in Senegal Newsletter
References
Au-senegal.com,. (2015). Les institutions de la République du Sénégal. Retrieved 30 July 2015, from http://www.au-senegal.com/les-institutions-de-la-republique-du-senegal,003.html?lang=fr
Le Parlement at Place Soweto in Dakar, Senegal. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.au-senegal.com/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH347/ass-nat-sene-86258.jpg
Worldbank.org,. (2015). Senegal Overview. Retrieved 30 July 2015, from http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/senegal/overview
Au-senegal.com,. (2015). Les institutions de la République du Sénégal. Retrieved 30 July 2015, from http://www.au-senegal.com/les-institutions-de-la-republique-du-senegal,003.html?lang=fr
Le Parlement at Place Soweto in Dakar, Senegal. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.au-senegal.com/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH347/ass-nat-sene-86258.jpg
Worldbank.org,. (2015). Senegal Overview. Retrieved 30 July 2015, from http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/senegal/overview
Status of Education in Senegal Report
Senegal's Resources
1. What will be produced with your country's resources?
Senegal’s resources are fish, peanuts, cotton, and phosphate. The fish is gathered for food. The peanuts are used for oil, and during cooking, The cotton is used for clothes and many other products, and finally, the phosphates are used in detergents and other household soaps.
2. How will these goods be produced?
The fish will be fished by the fishermen who are predominately of the Lebou tribe. The peanuts and cotton are farmed in the agricultural industry. The phosphates are mined in the region of Thies, 70km from the capital city, Dakar. The phosphate deposits secured the success of the Senegalese economy for several decades.
3. Who will use these goods?
The people of the country will use these resources, to use, buy, sell, and trade.
4. Will these goods be exported?
These resources will be exported. They will be exported to the export partners, which are India, Italy, Spain, France and Mali.
African Mining,. (2015). African Mining. Retrieved 3 August 2015, from http://www.africanmining.com/country_info.php?id=32
Senegal’s resources are fish, peanuts, cotton, and phosphate. The fish is gathered for food. The peanuts are used for oil, and during cooking, The cotton is used for clothes and many other products, and finally, the phosphates are used in detergents and other household soaps.
2. How will these goods be produced?
The fish will be fished by the fishermen who are predominately of the Lebou tribe. The peanuts and cotton are farmed in the agricultural industry. The phosphates are mined in the region of Thies, 70km from the capital city, Dakar. The phosphate deposits secured the success of the Senegalese economy for several decades.
3. Who will use these goods?
The people of the country will use these resources, to use, buy, sell, and trade.
4. Will these goods be exported?
These resources will be exported. They will be exported to the export partners, which are India, Italy, Spain, France and Mali.
African Mining,. (2015). African Mining. Retrieved 3 August 2015, from http://www.africanmining.com/country_info.php?id=32
Economy
· Write a brief summary of the economic system of the country: Identify and explain the type of economic system.
Senegal has a market economy. In a market economy decision regarding investments, production and distribution are based on supply and demand. Also, the prices of the goods and services are determined in a free price system.
· Select three key economic indicators such as poverty rates, labor distribution, use of resources, etc. and analyze what this information says about the country, how does it compare to other countries, change over time, etc.
The unemployment rate in Senegal was 48% in 2007. It is 196 on the list of unemployment compared to other countries.
Poverty in Senegal was about 47% in 2011.
The gross domestic product (GDP) real growth rate has increased each year from 2012 to 2014 from 3.4% to 4.5%.
· Identify the GDP - per capita for the country. $2,300 (2014 est.)
$2,200 (2013 est.)
$2,100 (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 199
Senegal has a market economy. In a market economy decision regarding investments, production and distribution are based on supply and demand. Also, the prices of the goods and services are determined in a free price system.
· Select three key economic indicators such as poverty rates, labor distribution, use of resources, etc. and analyze what this information says about the country, how does it compare to other countries, change over time, etc.
The unemployment rate in Senegal was 48% in 2007. It is 196 on the list of unemployment compared to other countries.
Poverty in Senegal was about 47% in 2011.
The gross domestic product (GDP) real growth rate has increased each year from 2012 to 2014 from 3.4% to 4.5%.
· Identify the GDP - per capita for the country. $2,300 (2014 est.)
$2,200 (2013 est.)
$2,100 (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 199