Reading
1. All these statistics about Senegal have wrong headings. (The
headings are in bold.) Can you match the headings to the text? Work
with a partner, if you prefer.
Communication and transportation
Area: 76,000 square miles
Capital: Dakar (pop 2,160,000)
Climate: tropical
Government
10,590,000 people: Wolof (43%) ; Pulaar (15%); Serer (15%)
Religions: Muslim (94%); Christian (5%); indigenous beliefs (1%)
Geography
Life expectancy: Men, 61 years; women, 65 years
Infant mortality: 55.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Health and social issues
235,000 main telephone lines
225,000 Internet users (2003)
8,746 miles of highway
People
Senegal is a republic and first gained independence from France on
April 4, 1960