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LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% |
MAJOR 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%. |
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