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| Country |
: |
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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