| Capitale | nom: Dakar coordonnées géographiques: 14 44 N, 17 38 W différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the Atlantic coast trading settlement of Ndakaaru came to be called "Dakar" by French colonialists |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 4 Avril 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 Aoüt 1960 |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 4 Avril (1960) |
| Constitution | history: previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 Janvier 2001, promulgated 22 Janvier 2001 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires Assembly approval and approval in a referendum; the president can bypass a referendum and submit an amendment directly to the Assembly, which requires at least three-fifths majority vote; the republican form of government is not amendable; amended several times, last in 2019 (2019) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Macky SALL (depuis 2 April 2012) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Macky SALL (depuis 2 April 2012) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term; election last held on 24 February 2019 (next to be held in February 2024) election results: Macky SALL elected president in first round; percent of vote - Macky SALL (APR) 58.3%, Idrissa SECK (Rewmi) 20.5%, Ousmane SONKO (PASTEF) 15.7% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
