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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: 0.9% of GDP (2009), 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 $2,000 (2011 est.) - GDP: (2008) / $3.541 billion (2011
est.) |
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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 |
1,776,103 (2012 est.
World Bank) |
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Population Growth Rate: |
2.344%% per annum (2012 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: |
172.84 per sq km. (est. 2010) |
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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: 40% (male 360,732 / female 358,440) |
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15-64 years: 56.9% (male 501,946 / female 520,826) |
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65 years and over: 3.1% (male 26,645 / female 29,271) (2011 est.) |
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Birth Rate: |
33.41 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) |
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Death Rate: |
7.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) |
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Net Migration rate: |
-2.46 migrants / 1,000 population (2012 est.) |
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Sex Ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s) / female |
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under 15 years: 1.01 male(s) / female |
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15-64 years: 0.96 male(s) / female |
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65 years and over: 0.9 male(s) / female |
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Infant Mortality Rate: |
360 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
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Life Expectancy at birth: |
61.52 years / men, 66.18 years / women (2012 est.) |
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Total Fertility rate: |
4.1 children born / woman (2012 est.) |
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HIV / Aids prevalence rate: |
Adult prevalence 2% (2009 est.) |
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Literacy Rates: |
Aged over 15 years who can read & write: male: 60%, 40.4% (2010 est.) |
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*Last updated: 2nd October, 2012
Other Sources:
 Country Profile
CIA Factbook
UN Data
World Health Organization
World Bank
Data
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