| Official
Country Name |
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Republic of The Gambia |
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| Capital
City |
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Banjul (former name
Bathurst) |
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| Dialling
Code |
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+220 |
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| Currency |
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Dalasi D1 = 100 bututs |
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| Defence Expenditure |
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1.1% of GDP (2013),
no conscription |
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| Economy |
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| Govt. Office
Hours |
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8am to 6pm, Monday
to Thursday |
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GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.269 billion
(2015 est.), GDP (official exchange rate): $761
million (2015 est.), GDP - real growth rate: 4.7%
(2015 est.), GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,700 (2015
est.) |
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| Independence
Day |
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February 18th (1965)
from Britain |
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| Internet Domain |
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.gm |
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| Land Area |
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10,000 sq km + water 11, 295 sqm |
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| Land Boundaries |
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740 km |
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Groundnuts, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels |
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| Main Service
Industry |
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Tourism |
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Wolof, Mandinka, English, Fula, Jola, Serahuli
& other indigenous vernaculars |
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| Population |
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2,827,453 (April 2024 est.) |
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Population Growth Rate |
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2.47% (April 2024 est.) |
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| Official
Language |
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English |
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Muslim 95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no response
0.1% (2013 est.) |
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| Time Zone |
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GMT |
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| Voltage |
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220-240V, 50 Hz |
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| Weights &
Measures |
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Metric Units |
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GEOGRAPHY: |
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Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
and Senegal |
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| Geographic Coordinates |
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13 28 N, 16 34 W |
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80 km, land / water area of 11, 295 square km |
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5 Regions & 1 city; Banjul, Central River,
Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western |
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DEMOGRAPHY: |
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| Total Population |
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2,827,453 (April 2024 est.) |
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| Population
Density |
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274 per sq km. (est. 2024) |
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Mandinka/Jahanka 33.8%, Fulani/Lorobo /Tukulur/
22.1%, Wolof 12.2%, Jola/Karoninka 10.9%, Serahuli
7%, Serer 3.2%, Manjago 2.1%, Bambara 1%, Aku Marabout/
Creole 0.8%, other 0.9%, non-Gambian 5.2%, no response
0.7% (2013 est.) |
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0-14 years: 38.31% (male 378,449/female 375,417) |
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15-24 years: 20.81% (male 202,218/female 207,194) |
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25-54 years: 33.45% (male 322,250/female 335,860) |
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55-64 years: 4.08% (male 38,717/female 41,532) |
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65 years and over: 3.36% (male 30,886/female 35,186)
(2015 est.) |
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30.86 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
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7.15 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
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-2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
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at birth: 1.03 male/ female |
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0-14 years: 1.01 male/ female |
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15-24 years: 0.98 men / women |
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25-54 years: 0.96 men / women |
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55-64 years: 0.93 men / women |
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65 years and over: 0.88 men / women |
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total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.) |
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63.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) |
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| Life Expectancy at birth |
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total population: 64.6 years |
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men: 62.27 years |
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women: 67 years (2015 est.) |
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3.73 children born/woman (2015 est.) |
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HIV
/ Aids
prevalence rate |
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Adult 1.8% (2015 est.) |
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Aged over 15 years who can read & write:
55.5% (male: 63.9%, 47.6%) (2015 est.) |
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