Le Sénégal est situé en Afrique de l'Ouest, Il a une population estimée de 13 million de personnes et une superficie totale d'environ 197,000 km2. La population du pays est constitué de 94 cent et musulmans 5 cent chrétiens (Catholique romaine principalement). Bien que le français est la langue officielle, Wolof, Pulaar, Jola et mandingues dialectes sont également largement parlées. La capitale du Sénégal est Dakar qui est situé sur le point de la côte de l'Afrique plus à l'ouest. Senegal gained its independence in 1960, following about 75 ans de domination française et est une république démocratique régie sous le régime multipartite basé sur le système de droit civil français, making the country a location of choice for many foreign embassies and international banks as the headquarters for the West African region. Senegal lies within the Sahel, the semi-desert, or Savannah region that forms a broad band across Africa between the Sahara desert to the north and the forested countries to the south. The landscape is generally low, rolling plains rising to foothills in the southeast. The climate is tropical, avec une saison chaude et humide et humide de mai à Octobre. La saison sèche commence en Novembre et dure jusqu'à Avril dominé par des vents chauds Harmattan. Senegal’s economy is based on agriculture, primarily groundnuts, cotton, grain crops, livestock and fishing; Autres industries comprennent principalement la transformation des aliments, gold, iron ore, mines de phosphate, engrais, la production de ciment, produits et des services pétroliers en aval. Les thèses sont le principal contributeur au PIB du Sénégal.
The estimated 2011 GDP breakdown by sector is: agriculture 15.4%; industry 22.6% (minerals industry approximately 20%) and services 61.9%. The minerals industry is responsible for approximately 20% of Senegal’s export earnings. Foreign exchange is also derived from tourism. Agriculture soutient plus des trois quarts du gouvernement force.Procédé du travail est généralement pro-minière et adopté un nouveau Code minier en Novembre 2003. Under the Mining Code, appropriate governmental authorization is required to undertake any form of mining activity. In this regard, the right to explore minerals is conferred only by a permit of exploitation or a mining concession. An exploration permit for mineral exploration activities is granted for a period not exceeding three years, and is renewable. During the exploration phase, the permit holder is exempt from sales tax and duties on imported equipment and supplies necessary for exploration activities, as well as on fuel used for operation of stationary installations. Following exploration success, the permit holder may enter into a mining contract agreement with the State, which provides the State a free carried interest of 10% of the project. Under the Senegalese Mining Code, numerous fiscal incentives are offered to mining license holders, including a minimum seven-year exemption from income tax, among other tax exemptions, and the opportunity to secure a lease of up to 25 years for a major project. All mining activities are subject to a royalty of 3% of the value of the mine site payable to the Government.
Les sociétés minières étrangères sont autorisées à profits.Senegal expatriés (French: le Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal (République du Sénégal, IPA: [ʁepyblik dy seneɡal]), is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. It owes its name to the river that borders it to the East and North and that originates from the Fouta Djallon in Guinea. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; En interne, il entoure presque complètement de la Gambie, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia’s short Atlantic Ocean coastline. Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, is located at the westernmost tip of the country on the Cap-Vert peninsula. About 300 miles off the coast, de l'océan Atlantique, qui se trouvent près des îles du Cap-Vert. During colonial times, de nombreux comptoirs commerciaux appartenant à différents empires coloniaux, were established along the coast. La ville de St. Louis devint la capitale de l'Afrique occidentale française (Afrique-Occidentale Française, or AOF) before it was moved to Dakar in 1902. Dakar later became its capital in 1960 at the time of independence from France.