Gambia
Geography
| Location | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal. |
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| 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 |
Others
| Nationality | noun: Gambian(s) adjective: Gambian |
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| 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 Regions and 2 Municipalities Central River, Lower River, North Bank, Upper River, Western Coast, KMC and BCC |
| 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 |
Economy
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | $3.678 billion (2013 est.) |
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| GDP (official exchange rate) | $896 million (2013 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | 6.4% (2013 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | $2,000 (2013 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 19.7% industry: 12.6% services: 67.7% (2013 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 75% industry: 19% services: 6% |
| Population below poverty line | |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 6% (2013 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (manioc), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats |
| Industries | processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing |
| Industrial production growth rate | 3.4% (2013 est.) |
| Exports - commodities | peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels, re-exports |
| Currency (code) | Dalasi (GMD) |
| Fiscal year | calendar year |
Population and Health
| Population | 1,8935389 (2013 Census) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 42.7.7% (male 393568/female 391231) 15-24 years: 20.6% (male 184563/female 207978) 25-54 years: 32.8% (male 290717/female 309489) 55-64 years: 3.4% (male 29995/female 26253) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 28168/female 29559) (2013 Census) |
| Population growth rate | 3.3% (2013 Census) |
| Birth rate | 31.75 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) NA |
| Death rate | 7.26 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) NA |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 65.74 deaths/1,000 live births male: 71.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 60.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) NA |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 64.36 years male: 62.04 years female: 66.74 years (2014 est.) NA |
| Total fertility rate | 5.6 children born/woman DHS 2013 |
| Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method) | 9% (8% Modern and 1% Traditional) 2013 DHS |
| Unmet need of contraceptive | 20 % dhs 2013 |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | infection rate for women age 15-49 is 2.1% and 1.7% for men within the same age group (DHS 2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 500 (2012) NA |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 51.1% male: 60.9% female: 41.9% (2011 est.) NA |