| Gambia |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. |
| Area: | total: 11,295
sq km country comparison to the world: 166 land: 10,000 sq km water: 1,295 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 1,824,158 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years:
43.4% (male 397,864/female 394,103) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 486,140/female 493,868) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 25,773/female 26,410) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.528% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 37.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 12.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 67.49
deaths/1,000 live births male: 73.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population:
54.07 years male: 52.32 years female: 55.86 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.96 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.9% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 8,200 (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 600 (2003 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 40.1% male: 47.8% female: 32.8% (2003 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $2.471 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $734.5 million (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 4.5% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $1,400 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
30.4% industry: 14.3% services: 55.3% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
75% industry: 19% services: 6% |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 4.5% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 27.1% of GDP (2009 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 |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian |
| Religions: |
Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2% |
| 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) |
| 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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