Transportation+and+Communication+(Fred)

media type="youtube" key="XTXz_TlCo3k" height="344" width="425" [] Car: There were over 300000 car accidents in Senegal in 2001. The reason that the number is so low compared to the rest of the world is because Senegal doesn't have very many paved roads. Most car accidents happen at only 10-15 miles an hour over the speed limit, but Senegal doesn't have many car owners. Most people ride their bike or ride the bus or just walk to work.

Railroad: An alternative to driving to work is to take the railroad. Senegal has railroads from Dakar to Mali.

Roads: There are over 2000 miles of main roads and about 8000 miles of secondary roads. The majority of Senegal is lacking the materials needed to make a modern day highway. Roads made out of seashells, sand, or soil mixed with oil and chemical stabilizers are not uncommon.

AirPorts: There are 19 airports in Senegal. 10 are paved and 9 are not.



[] Telephone: There are 237,800 hard line phones in Senegal and there are 5.389 million cell phones in Senegal. The hard line phones use a fiber-optic system and nearly 2/3 of the hard line phones are located in Dakar. The cell phone system is expanding at great speeds every day.

Internet: There are 227 internet processors in Senegal. This is about the amount needed to support 1.02 million internet users spread all over the country.

Television: There are 4 television broadcasting stations in Senegal. Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS)- state-run national broadcaster, operates RTS1 and RTS.

Radio: Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) - state-run national broadcaster, operates Chaine Nationale and Chaine Internationale networks, the capital's Dakar FM, and several regional services. Bibliography: "Senegal." C//entral Intelligence Agency//. C.I.A., 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2010. .
 * Sud FM - private, available in Dakar and other cities
 * Nostalgie - Dakar-based private station
 * Sept FM - private, Dakar station operated by Groupe Com 7
 * Walf FM - private, operated by Groupe Wal Fadjri
 * Radio Dunyaa - private
 * Radio Future Medias (RFM) - private

Streissguth, Som.// Senegal in pictures//. North Avenue: twenty-first century books, 2009. N. pag. Print.

Transportation and Communications."// CultureGrams Famous People//. CultureGrams Famous People, 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2010. .