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Senegal

Country in Africa
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the... Wikipedia
Capital: Dakar
CO2 emissions per capita: 0.65 metric tons (2020)
Electricity consumption per capita: 232.71 kWh (2014)
Energy use per capita: 283.30 kg of oil equivalent (2014)
Fertility rate: 4.39 births per woman (2021)
GDP growth rate: 4.2% annual change (2022)
Gross domestic product: 27.68 billion USD (2022)
Source: World Bank

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