| Gambia |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. |
| Area: | total: 11,300 sq km land: 10,000 sq km water: 1,300 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 1.56 (April2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years:
44.3% (male 365,157/female 361,821) 15-64 years: 53% (male 431,627/female 438,159) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 22,889/female 21,911) (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.84% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 39.37 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: | 12.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 75
deaths/1,000 live births male: 79 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 70 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population:
63.4 years male: 62.4 years female: 65 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 5.4 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 1.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 6,800 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 600 (2003 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 10 and over can read and write total population: 52.1% male: 64.7% female: 40.2% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $3.25 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $461.2 million (2006 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 7.7% (2006 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $2,000 (2006 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
29.8% industry: 10.9% Services: 56% Others 3.3% (2006 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
75% industry: 19% services: 6% |
| Population below poverty line: | 61.2% |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 1.4% (2006 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 20.3% of GDP (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats |
| Industries: | processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing |
| Industrial production growth rate: | |
| Exports - commodities: | peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports |
| Currency (code): | dalasi (GMD) |
| Fiscal year: | calendar year |
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| Nationality: | noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian |
| Religions: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
| Languages: |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Republic of The Gambia conventional short form: The Gambia |
| Government type: | republic |
| Capital: | name: Banjul
geographic coordinates: 12 28 N, 16 39 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 5 divisions and 1 city*; Banjul*, Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western |
| Independence: | 18 February 1965 (from UK) |
| National holidays: | Independence Day - 18 February |
| Legal system: | based on a composite of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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Source : CIA The World Factbook |
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