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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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GDP ppp: |
GDP per capita ppp $1,200 - GDP: (2008) $2.044 billion |
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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 |
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Main Service Industry: |
Tourism |
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Languages: |
Fula, Mandinka,
Jola, Wolof
& Serahuli, other indigenous
vernaculars |
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Population |
1, 735, 464 (July 2008 est.) |
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Population Growth Rate: |
2.724% per annum (2008 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: 43.9% (male 382,385 / female 378,853) |
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15-64 years: 53.4% (male 459,315 / female 466,689) |
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65 years & over: 2.8% (male 24,303 / female 23,919) (2008) |
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Birth Rate: |
38.36 births per 1,000 of population (est. 2008) |
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Death Rate: |
1.74 deaths per 1,000 of population (est. 2008) |
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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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Last updated: 2 Jan. 2010
See also
 Country Profile
GCCI
CIA Factbook
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