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Democratic Union-Renewal (UDS-R), Mamadou Puritain FALL; Let Us
Unite Senegal (coalition of African Party for Democracy and
Socialism and National Democratic Rally); other small uninfluential
parties

Other political or pressure groups: students; teachers; labor;
Muslim Brotherhoods

International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC,
ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat,
Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM III,
UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mamadou Mansour SECK
chancery: 2112 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-0540, 0541

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mark JOHNSON
embassy: Avenue Jean XXIII at the corner of Avenue Kleber, Dakar
mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar
telephone: [221] 23 42 96, 23 34 24
FAX: [221] 22 29 91

Flag: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow,
and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow
band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia

Economy
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Economic overview: In 1994 Senegal embarked on its most concerted
structural adjustment effort yet to exploit the 50% devaluation of
the currencies of the 14 Francophone African nations on 12 January
of that year. After years of foot-dragging, the government has
passed a liberalized labor code which should lower the cost of labor
and improve the manufacturing sector's competitiveness. Inroads also
have been made in closing tax loopholes, eliminating monopoly power
in several sectors, and privatizing state owned firms. At the same
time, the government is holding the line on current fiscal
expenditure under the watchful eyes of international organizations
on which it depends for substantial support. The IMF, in mid-1995,
announced that the government met most economic targets as called
for in its Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility agreement and
released the second $50 million tranche. The country's narrow
resource base, environmental degradation, and untamed population
growth will continue to hold back improvement in living standards
over the medium term.

GDP: purchasing power parity - $14.5 billion (199