| Official Country
Name: |
Republic of The Gambia |
| Capital City: |
Banjul,
former name Bathurst |
| Country Dialling Code: |
+220 |
| Currency: |
Dalasi
D1=100b |
| Defence: |
Expenditure: 1.1% of GDP (2013),
no conscription |
| Government
Office
Hours: |
8 am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday |
|
GDP (purchasing power parity): $3.269 billion
(2015 est.), GDP (official exchange rate): $761 million (2015
est.), GDP - real growth rate: 4.7% (2015 est.), GDP - per capita
(PPP): $1,700 (2015 est.) |
| Independence
Day: |
February 18th (1965) from Britain |
| Internet Domain: |
.gm |
| Land Area: |
10,000 sq km + water = 11, 295 sq km |
| Land Boundaries: |
740 km |
| Main Exports: |
Groundnuts,
fish, cotton lint, palm kernels |
| Main Service Industry: |
Tourism |
| Languages: |
Fula, Mandinka,
Jola, Wolof
& Serahuli, other indigenous
vernaculars |
| Population |
2,827,453 (April 2024 est.) |
| Population
Growth Rate: |
2.47% (April 2024 est.) |
| Official Language: |
English |
| Religion: |
Muslim
95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no response 0.1% (2013 est.) |
| Time
Zone: |
GMT |
| Voltage: |
220-240V, 50 Hz |
| Weights & Measures: |
Metric Units |
|
Geography |
|
| Gambia's Location: |
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Senegal |
| Geographic Coordinates: |
13 28 N, 16 34 W |
| Coastline & Area: |
80 km, land / water area of 11, 295 square km |
| Climate: |
sub-tropical climate with two distinct dry & rainy seasons |
| Annual rainfall: |
1,296 millimetres |
| Administrative divisions: |
5 Regions & 1 city; Banjul, Central River, Lower River,
North Bank, Upper River, Western |
|
Demography: |
|
| Total Population: |
2,827,453 (April 2024 est.) |
| Population Density: |
274 per sq km. (est. 2024) |
| Ethnic Groups: (27) |
Mandinka/Jahanka 33.8%, Fulani/Lorobo
/Tukulur/ 22.1%, Wolof 12.2%, Jola/Karoninka
10.9%, Serahuli 7%, Serer 3.2%, Manjago 2.1%, Bambara 1%, Aku
Marabout/ Creole 0.8%, other 0.9%, non-Gambian 5.2%, no response
0.7% (2013 est.) |
| Age Structure: |
0-14 years: 38.31% (male 378,449/female 375,417) |
| |
15-24 years: 20.81% (male 202,218/female 207,194) |
| |
25-54 years: 33.45% (male 322,250/female 335,860) |
| |
55-64 years: 4.08% (male 38,717/female 41,532) |
| |
65 years and over: 3.36% (male 30,886/female 35,186) (2015
est.) |
| Birth Rate: |
30.86 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Death Rate: |
7.15 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Net Migration rate: |
-2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Sex Ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male/ female |
| |
0-14 years: 1.01 male/ female |
| |
15-24 years: 0.98 men / women |
| |
25-54 years: 0.96 men / women |
| |
55-64 years: 0.93 men / women |
| |
65 years and over: 0.88 men / women |
| |
total population: 0.98 men / women (2015 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate: |
63.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Life Expectancy at birth: |
64.6 years (Men: 62.27 years / Women: 67) |
| Total Fertility rate: |
3.73 children born/woman (2015 est.) |
| HIV / Aids prevalence rate: |
Adult prevalence 1.8% (2015 est.) |
| Literacy Rates: |
Aged over 15 years who can read & write: 55.5% (male: 63.9%,
47.6%) (2015 est.) |
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*Last updated: 14th February, 2016
Other
Sources:
 Country
Profile
CIA
Factbook
UN
Data
World
Health Organization
World
Bank Data
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