      right|thumb|200px|paris salon international de l'agriculture 2007: the government actively promotes agricultural exports to markets outside the developing world. right|thumb|200px|small scale fishing for local markets is visible all through the country. here fishermen return to the beach at soumbedioun, dakar.  thumb|left|300px|senegalese exports in 2006. predominantly rural and with limited natural resources, the economy of senegal gains most of its foreign exchange from fish, phosphates, groundnuts, tourism, and services. the agricultural sector of senegal is highly vulnerable to variations in rainfall and changes in world commodity prices. the former capital of french west africa, is also home to banks and other institutions which serve all of francophone west africa, and is a hub for shipping and transport in the region. it also boasts one of the best developed tourist industries in africa. senegal still depends heavily on foreign assistance, which in 2000 represented about 32% of overall government spending&mdash;including both current expenditures and capital investments&mdash;or cfa 270.8 billion (u.s$. 361.0 million). senegal is a member of the world trade organization. == history == the gdp per capitaearthtrends -> economics, business, and the environment -> variable -> searchable database results: economics, business, and the environment â gdp: gdp per capita, units: current us$ per person of senegal shrank by 1.30% in the 60s. however, it registered a peak growth of 158% in the 70s, and still expanded 43% in the turbulent 1980s
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