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The
Republic of The Gambia is located in West Africa, equidistant from
the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, latitude 13°27'N and longitude
16°34'W. It is the smallest and westernmost country of Africa
(which is why Lufthansa chose it in 1934 as base for its inaugural
trans-Atlantic flights). It is nearly surrounded by its neighbour
Senegal. The river stretches east to the Barrakunda Falls, rising
in the Guinea plateau of Futa Jallon. The Gambia is the closest to
Europe of the English-speaking Commonwealth countries. In 1973 the
island capital Banjul
was renamed Bathurst. The total population of the country is 2,827,453
(April 2024 est.)
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The
country gained its independence from Britain in 1965 and is its first
and last West African colony. Following the 1970 referendum the country
went on to become a republic inside the Commonwealth; the Prime Minister,
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, became the president until 1994. More
Teetering climatically
on the edge of the arid Sahel zone, the climate of The Gambia is sub-tropical
with two distinct seasons of rain and dry. The wet season, which starts
around mid-June, is locally known as 'Nawet' and is characterised
by heavy downpours, vegetative greening, humidity and more mosquitoes.
The rains normally continue until mid to end of October.
The best time to visit The Gambia on holiday is from early November
to mid-April; most tourist flights arrive in December and January.
The majority of visitors stay in various beachfront hotels, while
a significant number also stay in the 'Kombo' area's lodges and guest
houses along a 10.5 kilometre band of accommodations dotted along
the Atlantic coastline resorts. The resort of Kololi is at the epicentre
of the tourism industry. More
The business environment is quite open and foreign investment opportunities
exist in various priority sectors of the economy such as seafood processing,
tourism, food & drinks processing, energy, financial services,
manufacturing, agriculture and others. There is not much in the way
of mineral wealth except for large deposits of iron ore on the cliffs
overhanging the river and salt dried from shallows and tributaries
(Bolongs). There are also small deposits of zircon, ilmenite, rutile
and other minerals. The main cash crop is groundnuts, introduced into
the Senegambia region from Brazil by the Portuguese in the 16th century.
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Of the various ethnic groups in the country the Mandinka are the single
largest group followed by the Fulani, Wolof, Jola, Serahule and others.
The nation's social, cultural and political landscape is characterised
by its long periods of relative peace, stability and a minimum of
inter-tribal friction compared to some sub-Saharan African nations. |
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