Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: According to December 31 , 2005 official estimates , the city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594 , whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 2.45 million people .
Simplified: Dakar has a population of 1,030,594 people . The metropolitan area has about 2.45 million people living in it .