Country (long form) |
Republic of The Gambia |
Capital |
Banjul |
Total Area |
4,362.95 sq mi 11,300.00 sq km (slightly less than twice the size of Delaware) |
Population |
1,411,205 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,165,032 |
Languages |
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
Literacy |
47.5% total, 58.4% male, 37.1% female (2001 est.) |
Religions |
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1% |
Life Expectancy |
51.65 male, 55.58 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic under multiparty democratic rule |
Currency |
1 dalasi (D) = 100 butut |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,100 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism; beverages; agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking; clothing |
Agriculture |
peanuts, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats; forest and fishery resources not fully exploited |
Arable Land |
18% |
Natural Resources |
fish |
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