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Last updated: 2008 |
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Official Country Name: |
Republic of The Gambia |
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Capital City |
Banjul |
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Country Dialling Code |
+220 |
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Currency |
Dalasi D1=100b |
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Defence |
Expenditure: 0.5% (2006) of GDP, no conscription |
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Government Office Hours: |
8 am to 4 pm, Fridays half-day |
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Gross National Income: |
(GNI) per capita: $356 - GDP: (2006) $511.4 million |
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Independence Day: |
February 18th (1965) from Britain |
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Internet Domain: |
.gm |
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Land Area: |
10,000 sq km + water =
11, 295 sq km |
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Land Boundaries: |
740 km |
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Main Exports: |
Groundnuts, fish and palm kernels |
| Main Service Industry: |
Tourism |
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Main Local Languages: |
Fula, Mandinka, Jola, Wollof & Sarahule |
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Population: |
1, 517,000 (2005) 1,688,359 (2007 est.) |
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Population Growth Rate: |
2.781% per annum (2007 est.) |
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Official Language: |
English |
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Religion: |
Muslim 90%,
Christian 9%,
Other 1% |
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Time Zone: |
GMT |
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Voltage: |
220-240V, 50 Hz |
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Weights & Measures: |
Metric Units |
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Geography |
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Gambia's
Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
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Geographic Coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W |
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Coastline & area: |
80 km and area of 11,300 square km |
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Climate: |
sub-tropical climate with two distinct dry & rainy seasons |
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Annual rainfall: |
1,296 millimetres |
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Administrative divisions: |
5 divisions & 1 city: Banjul, Lower River, Central River, Upper River,
North Bank and Western Division |
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Demography: |
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Population Density: |
124.9 per sq km. |
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Ethnic Groups: (27) |
African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other
4%), non-African 1% |
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Age Structure: |
0-14 years: 44.1% (male 373,831/female 370,397) |
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15-64 years: 53.2% (male 445,365/female 452,311) |
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65 years and over: 2.8% (male 23,582/female 22,873) (2007) |
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Birth Rate: |
41.25 births per 1,000 of population (est. 2007) |
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Death Rate: |
11.54 deaths per 1,000 of population (est. 2007) |
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Net Migration rate: |
0.95 migrant (s)/1,000 population (est. 2007) |
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Sex Ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 males female |
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under 15 years: 1.01 males female |
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15-64 years: 0.98 male / female |
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65 years and over: 1.09 males / female |
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Infant Mortality Rate: |
76.39 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life Expectancy at birth: |
53 years (men), 57 years (women) 2005 |
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Total Fertility rate: |
4.4 children born / woman |
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HIV / Aids prevalence rate: |
2.1% (2004) ages 15 to 49 |
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Literacy Rates: |
47.5% (over15 year of age) |
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Religion: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
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Languages: |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
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75% of the population make their living from agriculture. For quick facts about Gambia see
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See also
